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    Therefore, the conceivability argument's force against mi... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The conceivability argument does not definitively refute all reasons for believing in mind-body dependence.

    Therefore, the conceivability argument's force against mind-body dependence is not merely one consideration among others but exposes a structural disanalogy that defeats the most sophisticated identity-theoretic responses.

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    Conceivability argument
    An argument that purports to refute physicalism by showing that zombies are possible, assuming physicalism entails that zombies are impossible
    identity-theoretic(in philosophy of mind)
    Based on the theory that mental states are actually identical to (literally the same thing as) physical brain states, not just caused by them.
    mind-body dependence(in philosophy of mind)
    The idea that mental things (like thoughts and feelings) rely on or are completely determined by physical things (like brains).
    structural disanalogy(in logic and argumentation)
    A fundamental mismatch or difference in how two things work that shows they can't be compared fairly or explained the same way.

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