The Possibility of Emergent Conscious Causal Powers
Journal
AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY
Journal Volume
100
Journal Issue
1
Pages
195-201
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Latham, Andrew James
Abstract
Lewtas [2017] recently articulated an argument claiming that emergent conscious causal powers are impossible. In developing his argument, Lewtas makes several assumptions about emergence, phenomenal consciousness, categorical properties, and causation. We argue that there are plausible alternatives to these assumptions. Thus, the proponent of emergent conscious causal powers can escape Lewtas’s challenge.
Subjects
emergentism; laws of nature; mental causation; qualia; categorical properties
SDGs
Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Description
Published online: 01 Jul 2021
Type
journal article