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The Intrinsic Nature Argument is directly concerned with defining the fundamental essence of matter, positing that because physics only describes its extrinsic properties, matter must possess a mentalistic intrinsic nature as described in [1], [2], [3], and [4].
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Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love 3 facts
claimThe intrinsic nature argument asserts that panpsychism provides a satisfying answer to the gap in the scientific worldview where physics describes matter only in terms of structure, relations, and behavior, but fails to describe what matter is like in itself.
claimThe intrinsic nature argument for panpsychism posits that because physical science only describes extrinsic properties of matter, and because conscious experience is the only known intrinsic property, it is hypothesized that the intrinsic nature of matter is mental or proto-mental.
claimThe intrinsic nature argument for panpsychism is based on the epistemic gap between the extrinsic, relational properties of matter described by science and the unknown intrinsic nature of matter.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimBecause the only intrinsic nature humans are familiar with is consciousness, and matter must be assigned some intrinsic nature, the intrinsic nature argument suggests that matter must be granted a mentalistic intrinsic nature.