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    Mind-body dualism faces the interaction problem: if mind ... — Carmelics
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    Mind-body dualism faces the interaction problem: if mind is non-physical, it cannot causally interact with the physical body (Princess Elisabeth, Ryle).

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    • 1.Physical causation requires energy transfer; non-physical minds cannot transfer energy without violating conservation laws.
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    • 2.If mind causally affects body, mental events must have physical effects; but physical effects have sufficient physical causes.
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    • 3.Spatial location is required for causal interaction; non-physical minds lack spatial coordinates for interaction mechanisms.
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    • 1.The problem assumes causation requires physical contact or energy transfer; mental causation might operate via non-standard causal modes.
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    • 2.Consciousness supervenes on neural states without being reducible to them; this allows mental causation without dualism's interaction problem.
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    • 3.The interaction problem equally challenges physicalism about properties (quale-to-behavior) and may reflect confused assumptions about causation itself.
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