Is Consciousness Everywhere? : Essays on Panpsychism.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goff, Philip.

Contributor:

Moran, Alex.

Series:

Journal of Consciousness Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Panpsychism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Luton, Bedfordshire : Imprint Academic, 2022.

Summary:

This volume uses the recent writings of Philip Goff as a jumping-off point for discussions of panpsychism - the idea that consciousness is a fundamental and pervasive aspect of our universe that cannot be understood in other, more basic, terms.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Front Matter

Title Page

Publisher Information

About the Authors

Is Consciousness Everywhere?

1. Introduction

2: The Scientists

3. The Philosophers

4. The Theologians

5. Replies from Philip Goff

1: The Scientists

Consciousness and the Laws of Physics

Relations and Panpsychism

Physics, Time, and Qualia

The Real Problem(s) with Panpsychism

Reflections of a Natural Scientist on Panpsychism

Autism and Panpsychism

Dr Goff, Tear Down This Wall!

What is a Theory of Consciousness for?

2. The Philosophers

Is Panpsychism at Odds with Science?

A Solution to the Combination Problem and the Future of Panpsychism

Galileo's Real Error

Qualities and the Galilean View

Grounding the Qualitative

Panpsychism and the Limits of Physical Science

Missing Entities

Can a Post-Galilean Science of Consciousness Avoid Substance Dualism?

'Oh You Materialist!'

3. The Theologians

Why a Panpsychist Should Adopt Theism

Panpsychism and Spiritual Flourishing

4. Replies from Philip Goff

Putting Consciousness First

Back Matter

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ISBN:

9781788360999

1788360990

9781788361002

1788361008