MENTAL MODEL · M3991

Panpsychism

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In philosophy, panpsychism is the view that mind or conscious experience, of some type or other, is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of reality, including all physical matter. It is one of the oldest theories in the philosophy of mind, possibly overlapping in some interpretations with animism, the spiritual or religious worldview of many indigenous societies, though panpsychism is usually r

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In philosophy, panpsychism is the view that mind or conscious experience, of some type or other, is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of reality, including all physical matter. It is one of the

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Panpsychism posits that consciousness is a fundamental property of matter, and complex minds are composed of more basic 'micro-consciousness'. It attempts to dissolve the hard problem of how consciousness emerges from unconscious matter, replacing the dualistic gap with continuity.

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When facing the hard problem of consciousness, first consider the 'fundamental property' approach
evaluate the feasibility of combinationist explanations
treat consciousness as a matter of degree rather than presence or absence, and reassess the moral status of others and natural entities.

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