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Aug 12, 2023

What is Panpsychism? | Rupert Sheldrake, Donald Hoffman, Phillip Goff, James Ladyman

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What is panpsychism? Does it finally offer an explanation of consciousness? From the problems with materialism to the tradition of dualism, we asked the world’s leading thinkers to explain all.

#panpsychism #consciousness #reality #philosophy #mind.

Although one of the oldest philosophical theories, panpsychism is often seen as an outsider in the philosophy of mind. Recent interest in the hard problem of consciousness however has revived interest in panpsychism and mean it could provide new understandings of the mind and view of reality. Parapsychology expert Rupert Sheldrake, professor of philosophy Phillip Goff, cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman, philosopher James Ladyman and professor of religion Mary-Jane Rubenstein give us their views.

For more on panpsychism and conciousness watch:

Understanding Conciousness | Full Debate | Rupert Sheldrake, George Ellis, Amie Thomasson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-QOlTD0YHo.

Neuroscience of Conciousness | Raymond Tallis, Markus Gabriel, Susana Martinez Conde.

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