Abstract This paper provides a brief critique of Jaegwon Kim’s evaluation of the achievements of materialist physicalism and then goes on to examine the case for panpsychism and the main objection that has been raised against it, i.e., the composition problem. The object of this examination is to lay bare the fundamental assumptions underlying both the main argument in support of the theory and...
Abstract Although panpsychism has had a very long history, one that goes back to the very origin of western philosophy, its force has only recently been appreciated by analytic philosophers of mind. And even if many still reject the theory as utterly absurd, others have argued that it is the only genuine form of physicalism. This paper examines the case for panpsychism and argues that there are...
This paper provides a brief critique of Jaegwon Kim’s evaluation of the achievements of materialist physicalism and then goes on to examine the case for panpsychism and the main objection that has been raised against it, i.e., the composition problem. The object of this examination is to lay bare the fundamental assumptions underlying both the main argument in support of the theory and the...
Book Review| April 01 2007 Consciousness and its Place in Nature. Does Physicalism entail Panpsychism? Consciousness and its Place in Nature. Does Physicalism entail Panpsychism?, GALEN STRAWSON and Anthony Freeman. PIERFRANCESCO BASILE PIERFRANCESCO BASILE Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Process Studies (2007) 36 (1): 150–153. https://doi.org/10.2307/44797337 Cite...