Knowledge Tree
Relations (1)
related 0.70 — strongly supporting 7 facts
Panpsychism is motivated by the need to account for mental causation within the causal closure of the physical, as identified by David Chalmers and Philip Goff [1], and Russellian monism utilizes panpsychism to address mental causation [2]. Proponents argue that mental causation poses no real problem in panpsychism, viewing it as a false dichotomy between mind and matter [3], while critics like Daniel Stoljar highlight it via the exclusion argument [4].
Facts (7)
Sources
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimDaniel Stoljar refers to the problem of mental causation within panpsychism as the "exclusion argument."
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimRussellian monism is a contemporary philosophical position that utilizes the panpsychist view of consciousness as an intrinsic nature of matter to address mental causation.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveProponents of panpsychism, particularly those with neutral monist tendencies, argue that the problem of mental causation is a false dichotomy because mind and matter are two sides of the same coin, and mental causation is merely the extrinsic description of intrinsic properties of mind.
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness: Mind, Nature, and ... amazon.com 1 fact
quoteSwami Medhananda, a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education in India, stated: 'Philosophers have only recently begun to recognize the need for a truly global approach to consciousness. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness makes a valuable and timely contribution to the nascent cosmopolitan movement within consciousness studies. Addressing an impressive array of global philosophical traditions and topics as varied as mental causation, panpsychism, idealism, and illusionism, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in cutting-edge, cross-cultural inquiry into the nature of consciousness.'
Unknown source 1 fact
quoteSwami Medhananda, a Senior Research Fellow in Philosophy at the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education in India, stated: 'Philosophers have only recently begun to recognize the need for a truly global approach to consciousness. Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness makes a valuable and timely contribution to the nascent cosmopolitan movement within consciousness studies. Addressing an impressive array of global philosophical traditions and topics as varied as mental causation, panpsychism, idealism, and illusionism, this volume is essential reading for anyone interested in cutting-edge, cross-cultural inquiry into the nature of consciousness.'
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers and Philip Goff identify the need to account for mental causation within the causal closure of the physical—the thesis that every physical event has a sufficient physical cause—as a motivation for panpsychism.
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness: Mind, Nature, and ... books.google.com 1 fact
claim'Cross-Cultural Approaches to Consciousness: Mind, Nature, and Ultimate Reality' analyzes debates regarding consciousness, ultimate reality, emergence, mental causation, realism, idealism, panpsychism, and illusionism through the lens of East and South-East Asian philosophies, specifically Buddhism and Vedanta.