Does Functional Reduction Need Bridge Laws? A Response to Marras

In his recent article ‘Consciousness and Reduction’, Ausonio Marras argues that functional reduction must appeal to bridge laws and thus does not represent a genuine alternative to Nagelian reduction. In response, I first argue that even if functional reduction must use bridge laws, it still represents a genuine alternative to Nagelian reduction. Further, I argue thatMarras does not succeed in showing that functional reductionmust use bridge laws.