Relations and Panpsychism
C. Rovelli
Journal of Consciousness Studies 2021 DOI: 10.53765/20512201.28.9.032 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the relational aspect of physics both supports and undermines different motivations for panpsychism. |
Abstract
Twentieth-century physics has revealed a pervasive relational aspect of the physical world. This fact is relevant in view of some of the motivations for panpsychism. In fact, it may be seen as a vindication of the panpsychist idea of a monist continuity where some aspects of consciousness's perspectivalism are universal. On the other hand, this same fact may undermine some of the motivations for more marked forms of panpsychism.