Nagel says, "It is useless to base the defense of materialism on any analysis of mental phenomena that fails to deal explicitly with their external inconsistency. For there is no reason to suppose that a reduction which seems plausible when no attempt is made to account for consciousness can be extended to include consciousness."

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The Answer of Nagel says, "It is useless to base the defense of materialism on any analysis of mental phenomena that fails to deal explicitly with their external inconsistency. For there is no reason to suppose that a reduction which seems plausible when no attempt is made to account for consciousness can be extended to include consciousness."

Nagel Says, "It Is Useless to Base the Defense of Materialism