A philosophical zombie (p-zombie) is a being that behaves exactly like a sentient being but feels nothing. If p-zombies are possible, sentience does not change what we do. If they are impossible, sentience must have some effect on behaviour or on the physical world.
This project lays out the main combinations as separate worlds and checks which of them are coherent. It is a companion to Is there more suffering than enjoyment in nature?, where the answer to this question changes how suffering in nature should be counted.
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