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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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