Philip Goff believes that everything, even tiny particles like electrons, has a little bit of consciousness. This idea is called panpsychism. He explains that this might help us understand why we have feelings and thoughts.
Philip discuss another idea called cosmopsychism, which is a theory that suggests the entire universe is a single conscious entity. Instead of individual minds (like human minds) being separate and independent, they are seen as parts of the universe’s larger, unified consciousness. In simpler terms, it means that the universe itself has a mind, and our individual consciousnesses are just small parts of this greater, universal mind.
Philip thinks science can’t fully explain what it’s like to feel things, like the color red or the taste of chocolate. He says we need to include consciousness in our science to understand everything better.
Why? The Purpose of the Universe (Prof Philip Goff)
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Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness.
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