The regeneration of the cosmic mind: cosmopsychism, mental chaos, and the new creation
Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion March 20, 2024 DOI: 10.1017/s0034412524000106 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Proposes that cosmopsychism can provide a framework for understanding the cosmic scope of sin and redemption in the new creation view of eschatology. |
Abstract
Abstract In several works, Joanna Leidenhag has discussed the theological merits of panpsychism, the idea that consciousness is ubiquitous in the universe. I shall pursue a related project here in which I consider how a variant of panpsychism called cosmopsychism, in which the universe itself is seen to be conscious, can answer key questions regarding the cosmic scope of sin and redemption in the new creation view of eschatology. After outlining the new creation view and considering key problems in the contemporary debate about cosmopsychism in philosophy of mind, I shall propose a cosmopsychist account of the new creation view that can address these queries regarding cosmic scope.