{"id":210807,"date":"2025-04-07T18:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/bernardo-kastrup-panpsychism-arguing-pro-and-con"},"modified":"2025-04-07T18:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:04:30","slug":"bernardo-kastrup-panpsychism-arguing-pro-and-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/bernardo-kastrup-panpsychism-arguing-pro-and-con","title":{"rendered":"Bernardo Kastrup \u2014 Panpsychism: Arguing Pro and Con"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zcqKRJvM0Ng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Register for member exclusives like early access to new content with a free Closer To Truth account: <a href=\"https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/\">https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Panpsychism is the theory that consciousness is irreducible and exists fundamentally at the foundations of reality. Panpsychism forms include \u2018micropsychism,\u2019 where fundamental particles or fields are in some sense conscious, and \u2018Cosmopsychism,\u2019 where the entire universe is in some sense conscious. What are the arguments for and against Panpsychism like the \u2018combination problem\u2019?<\/p>\n<p>Closer To Truth is now on BlueSky! Follow us for updates, new videos, musings, and more: <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/closertotrut\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/closertotrut<\/a>\u2026 Kastrup is a Brazilian-born Dutch philosopher and computer scientist best known for his work in the field of consciousness studies, particularly his development of analytic idealism, a form of metaphysical idealism grounded in the analytic philosophical tradition. Make a tax-deductible donation of any amount to help us continue exploring the world\u2019s deepest questions: <a href=\"https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/donate\/\">https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/donate\/<\/a> Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, presents the world\u2019s greatest thinkers exploring humanity\u2019s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.<\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Kastrup is a Brazilian-born Dutch philosopher and computer scientist best known for his work in the field of consciousness studies, particularly his development of analytic idealism, a form of metaphysical idealism grounded in the analytic philosophical tradition.<\/p>\n<p>Make a tax-deductible donation of any amount to help us continue exploring the world\u2019s deepest questions: <a href=\"https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/donate\/\">https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/donate\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, presents the world\u2019s greatest thinkers exploring humanity\u2019s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/bernardo-kastrup-panpsychism-arguing-pro-and-con\">Continue reading \u201cBernardo Kastrup \u2014 Panpsychism: Arguing Pro and Con\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Register for member exclusives like early access to new content with a free Closer To Truth account: https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/ Panpsychism is the theory that consciousness is irreducible and exists fundamentally at the foundations of reality. 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