1. Jackson himself went on to reject epiphenomenalism , and dualism altogether. 2. According to epiphenomenalism , animals experience pain only as a result of neurophysiology. 3. Some thinkers draw distinctions between different varieties of epiphenomenalism . 4. However, Argonov suggests that experiments could refute epiphenomenalism . 5. Donald Symons dismisses epiphenomenalism from an evolutionary perspective. 6. This contradicts epiphenomenalism because it involves a conscious state causing an overt speech behavior. 7. Later, however, he rejected epiphenomenalism . 8. For example, Victor Argonov states that epiphenomenalism is a questionable, but experimentally falsifiable theory. 9. That version of epiphenomenalism seems highly exotic, but it cannot be excluded from consideration by pure theory. 10. Recently, epiphenomenalism has gained popularity with those struggling to reconcile non-reductive physicalism and mental causation.
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