In Defence of Cosmopsychism : A Fundamental Approach to the Problem of Consciousness.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wager, Khai, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consciousness.

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2025.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.

System Details:

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Summary:

Critically explores cosmopsychism and its relation to cognate approaches such as panpsychism, panqualityism and perennialism.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

1 Uncovering a landscape of fundamental consciousness

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Core tenets of the present study

1.3 A map of the landscape of fundamental consciousness

1.4 Fundamental consciousness and micropsychism: A synonymy

1.5 Mapping the uncharted landscape: The cosmopsychism pathway

1.6 Exploring the landscape: The upcoming chapters

1.7 Cosmopsychism and enduring currents of human thought

1.8 Conclusion

2 The priority cosmopsychism blueprint

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Panpsychism and priority monism

2.3 The priority cosmopsychism blueprint

2.4 Priority cosmopsychism versus panpsychism

2.5 Possible objections

2.6 Conclusion

3 Beyond panpsychism and cosmopsychism? Panqualityism and perennialism

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Panpsychism

3.3 Cosmopsychism

3.4 Perennialism

3.5 Panqualityism

3.6 Conclusion

4 The subject problem for panpsychism and cosmopsychism

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The subject combination problem for panpsychism

4.3 The subject derivation problem for cosmopsychism

4.4 Synchronous perspectives scenarios and the subject-constitution principle

4.5 Arguments from synchronous perspectives scenarios

4.6 The binocular model of synchronous perspectives

4.7 Alternative responses to the metaphysical impossibility and epistemic implausibility arguments

4.8 Conclusion

5 Problems of phenomenal quality and structure

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The quality combination problem

5.3 The quality derivation problem

5.4 The structure combination problem

5.5 The structure derivation problem

5.6 Conclusion

6 An account of cosmopsychism

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Core commitments

6.3 Motivations for core commitments

6.4 Internal relations and cosmopsychism

6.5 Possible objections.

6.6 Conclusion

7 Non-constitutive alternatives and the broader significance of cosmopsychism

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Non-constitutive cosmopsychism: SED cosmopsychism

7.3 Emergent panpsychism

7.4 A broader significance of cosmopsychism

7.5 Conclusion

Index.

ISBN:

1-350-50864-0

1-350-50863-2

OCLC:

1520505786