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    It is not the case that Materialism is false

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    Reasons For

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    • 1.Materialism holds that matter can explain (is identical with, can give rise to) perception
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    • 2.A perception is a state whereby a variety of content is represented in a true unity
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    • 3.Whatever is not a true unity cannot give rise to perception
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.There is an explanatory gap between any complete physical description of a brain state and the subjective, qualitative character of experience (Levine 1983).
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    • 2.If an explanatory gap exists between physical descriptions and phenomenal properties, then phenomenal properties are not identical to physical properties.
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    • 3.If phenomenal properties are not identical to physical properties, materialism is false.
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    Reason against 2 of 2
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    • 1.Mary the colorblind neuroscientist learns all physical facts about color vision yet gains new knowledge upon first seeing red, demonstrating physicalism leaves facts out (Jackson 1982).
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    • 2.If there exist facts about conscious experience that are not captured by any complete physical account, then the physical account is explanatorily incomplete.
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    • 3.A doctrine that is explanatorily incomplete with respect to consciousness cannot constitute a true theory of mind.
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