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Quite recently, an argument has been proposed which aims to show that Integrated Information Theory, and in fact all theories that define consciousness in terms of the mutual interaction of a system’s parts, cannot explain consciousness. Subsequently, a number of criticisms, formal reconstructions and generalizations of this argument have been put forward. Since there is still no consensus as to the status of the original argument and its generalizations, we are bringing together authors who have contributed to that debate in order to critically and constructively discuss their respective contributions.