Beyond Physicalism:The Zombie Argument from the Perspective of Russellian Monism
Physicalists and dualists have long debated whether consciousness can be explained physically.Chalmers'zombie argument powerfully refutes physicalism and has held a significant position in the debate over the past two decades.By tracing Chalmers'inheritance of Kripke's ideas and outlining the steps of the zombie argument,two different approaches to refuting the zombie argument can be summa-rized:either questioning the reliability of the specific steps of the zombie argument or focusing on the Rus-sellian monism presented in the argument.The latter approach suggests that Russellian monism not only fails to refute physicalism but also leads to a form of Russellian physicalism.The former approach is unsuccessful and overlooks the core concept of the zombie argument:Russellian monism.Only by follow-ing the latter approach can the core issues of the argument be addressed:What is physicalism?What is the relationship between physicalism and Russellian monism?To revitalize the discussion about the zombie argument,attention must be paid to this latter line of refutation.
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