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Galen Strawson is a prominent philosopher who has extensively analyzed the concept of physicalism, specifically arguing in his work that true physicalism necessitates panpsychism as detailed in [1], [2], and [3]. He provides a specific definition of physicalism [4] and explores its relationship with consciousness and other metaphysical views [5], [6], and [7].

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PANPSYCHISM (Philosophy of Mind Series) - Amazon.com amazon.com Amazon 2 facts

perspectiveThe author argues that Galen Strawson's terminology regarding physicalism is confusing because his definition allows for a person to be a 'physicalist' while simultaneously holding views such as neutral monism, dual-aspect monism, dualism, or idealism.

claimGalen Strawson defines physicalism as the belief that everything that concretely exists is wholly natural and that the claims of physics apply to everything that concretely exists.

Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 2 facts

perspectiveGalen Strawson describes panpsychism as a form of physicalism, and in his view, the only viable form.

claimPanpsychism has seen a recent resurgence in the philosophy of mind, initiated by Thomas Nagel's 1979 article "Panpsychism" and spurred by Galen Strawson's 2006 article "Realistic Monism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism."

Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love Zia H Shah MD · The Muslim Times 2 facts

claimGalen Strawson argues in his 2006 paper 'Realistic Monism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism' that denying experiential reality is not true physicalism and that the emergence of experiential reality from non-experiential reality is 'magic'.

perspectiveGalen Strawson argues that true physicalism, defined as a physicalism that does not deny the reality of consciousness, necessitates panpsychism.

Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

perspectiveDavid Chalmers and Galen Strawson both state that panpsychism is, in a sense, a form of physicalism.

Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

referenceGalen Strawson authored 'Consciousness and Its Place in Nature: Does Physicalism Entail Panpsychism?', edited by A. Freeman and published in 2006 by Imprint Academic.

(PDF) Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu Oxford University Press 1 fact

referenceGalen Strawson argued that physicalism entails panpsychism in his 2006 article 'Realistic Materialism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism'.