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Matter and physical properties are linked through philosophical debates on panpsychism, where matter is defined by its physical properties [1] and [2], and through scientific discourse that contrasts the definition of matter with the scope of physical properties [3].
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Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceIn the book 'Mortal Questions' (1979), Thomas Nagel argues that panpsychism follows from four premises: (P1) everything that exists is material, (P2) consciousness is irreducible to lower-level physical properties, (P3) consciousness exists, and (P4) higher-order properties of matter can be reduced to lower-level properties.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love 1 fact
claimCritics argue that panpsychism is a form of property dualism because it posits that matter possesses both physical properties and irreducible mental properties.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
referenceDefining physical properties as those described by the science of physics is an alternative to defining physical as material, because modern physics recognizes that many things, such as certain particles, lack properties traditionally associated with matter like mass, solidity, or extension.