Knowledge Tree
Relations (1)
related 1.00 — strongly supporting 8 facts
Emergentism is a philosophical theory that specifically addresses the nature of consciousness, positing that it arises as a higher-order phenomenon from complex physical systems {fact:2, fact:4}. The relationship is defined by the ongoing debate over whether consciousness is a fundamental feature of nature or an emergent property of matter {fact:3, fact:7, fact:8}.
Facts (8)
Sources
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 4 facts
accountC. Lloyd Morgan, a radical emergentist, retreated into a Spinozistic parallelism of mind and matter due to concerns regarding the emergence of consciousness.
claimEmergentists bear the burden of either providing a clear explanation for the emergence of consciousness from physical features or convincing others to accept that mental properties are conditioned by complex physical states in an inexplicable way.
perspectivePanpsychism possesses a metaphysical advantage over emergentism because it avoids the difficulty of explaining how consciousness emerges from matter and the risk of making emergent features causally impotent or epiphenomenal.
claimEmergentism was the dominant philosophical view regarding consciousness during the twentieth century, appearing in a wide variety of forms.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
claimEmergentism describes any form of dualism that posits consciousness is causally produced by the brain or other physical configurations, distinguishing it from views where consciousness has other origins, such as being directly created or transferred into the physical world by God.
Six Theories of Consciousness - Mind Matters mindmatters.ai 1 fact
claimEmergentism is the theory that consciousness is not a basic feature of nature but arises when a physical system, such as a brain or computer, achieves a sufficient level of complexity and organized connections.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimPanpsychism is incompatible with emergentism, as theories of consciousness generally fall under one of two umbrellas: either consciousness is present at a fundamental level (panpsychism) or it emerges as a higher-order phenomenon from the interaction of fundamental parts (emergentism).
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimEmergentism faces the challenge of explaining how consciousness emerges from matter without rendering emergent features causally impotent or epiphenomenal.