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Thomas Nagel explores the relationship between consciousness and matter, arguing that because enminded systems can be constructed from any matter, mind must be fundamentally associated with matter [1], [2]. Furthermore, Nagel incorporates the premise that everything that exists is material into his philosophical arguments regarding panpsychism [3].
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Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimThomas Nagel's denial of reductionism leads to the conclusion that mind must be associated with matter in its most fundamental forms, because enminded systems can be constructed from any matter.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveThomas Nagel argues that because we can build an enminded system out of any matter, mind must be associated with matter in general and in its most fundamental forms.
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.