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    It is not the case that If there is no enduring self distinct from mental states, the posited self-body connection collapses into a regress, making bodily specification explanatorily idle.

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    • 1.Mental states can be individuated by their relational properties (intentionality, causal roles) without needing a separate self-substance.
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    • 2.The body itself is known only through mental representation; positing it as explanatory ground doesn't escape explanatory circularity.
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    • 3.Bodily specification adds explanatory work only if we already assume the self needs external grounding—a premise the no-self view rejects.
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    • 1.Mental states alone cannot individuate themselves; they require external anchoring to avoid infinite circularity in explanation.
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    • 2.The body provides non-mental, spatiotemporal continuity that mental states cannot supply, making it causally essential to identity.
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    • 3.Without bodily constraints, 'my' mental states become indistinguishable from anyone else's qualitatively identical states.
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