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    The fact that an object is a constituent of a veridical e... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Veridical visual experiences and hallucinatory experiences must themselves be different experiences

    The fact that an object is a constituent of a veridical experience does not entail that its absence produces a subjectively different experience-type.

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    • 1.Phenomenal character depends on quale intensity and relational structure, not object presence alone.
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    • 2.Two experiences can share identical subjective feel while differing in external constitution.
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    • 3.Hallucinations demonstrate that absent objects can produce experiences indistinguishable from veridical ones.
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    • 1.Veridical experiences causally depend on actual objects; removing the cause typically alters the effect.
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    • 2.Object absence forces reliance on memory or imagination, which characteristically differ phenomenologically.
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    • 3.The subtle causal-historical difference between veridical and merely hallucinatory states affects experiential quality.
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