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    Challenges→The distinctive aspect of visual consciousness is determined by the makeup of the visual sense, not by any intrinsic properties of visual consciousness itself.

    The causal dependency of consciousness on a sense organ does not entail that the phenomenal character of that consciousness is constituted by the organ's properties rather than by consciousness's own reflexive nature.

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    Causal dependency(describing the relationship between sense organs and consciousness)
    When one thing directly causes or requires another thing to happen or exist—like how your eyes are necessary for you to see.
    Constitute / constituted by(asking whether the sense organ's physical properties make up what consciousness is)
    To be made up of or composed of something; if X is constituted by Y, then Y is what X fundamentally is.
    Entail(In logical reasoning and argumentation)
    To logically follow or guarantee as a necessary consequence; if something is true, what does it force to also be true?
    Reflexive nature(an alternative source of what consciousness is, as opposed to the sense organ)
    The quality of something turning back on itself or being self-aware—consciousness reflecting on or knowing its own existence.

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    Sense organ(as another possible source of perceptual errors)
    A physical part of your body designed for sensing—like your eyes, ears, nose, tongue, or skin.
    consciousness(Philosophy of mind; framing the 'What is consciousness?' question)
    A dynamic process characterized by self-transforming flow, intentional coherence, and semantic self-understanding, rather than a static or momentary state.
    phenomenal character(Used to distinguish the mere presence of experience from the specific qualitative nature of individual experiences)
    The qualitative, subjective 'what it is like' aspect of mental states; the property of having qualia

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