"All Things Think". Panpsychism and the Metaphysics of Nature
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that, from a powers ontology perspective, consciousness cannot be a property of particular substances because matter is homogeneous, and therefore mindedness must emerge from indeterminate processes. |
Abstract
This essay explores the problem od the implausibility of the emergence of consciousness from a non-conscious nature from the perspective of a powers ontology, arguing that since the matter constituting all the elements of the universe is homogeneous, mindedness must be a product of indeterminate processes, rather than a property of particular substances. The collection in which it is published (Advances in Consciousness Research vol.75) contains contributions by contemporary philosophers, neuroscientists, mathematical physicists.