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Panpsychism is defined as the philosophical thesis that fundamental physical entities possess mental states [1], a concept often debated through the lens of whether mental states are genuine properties of complex organisms [2] or incorrectly attributed to fundamental particles as complex human experiences [3].
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Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimPanpsychism is often incorrectly characterized as the belief that fundamental particles like electrons or quarks possess complex mental states such as hopes, dreams, or existential angst.
claimThomas Nagel's argument for panpsychism relies on four premises: Material Composition (living organisms are complex material systems with no immaterial parts), Realism (mental states are genuine properties of living organisms), No Radical Emergence (all properties of a complex organism are intelligibly derived from the properties of its parts), and Non-Reductionism (mental states are not intelligibly derived from physical properties alone).
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers defines panpsychism as the thesis that some fundamental physical entities, such as quarks or photons, possess mental states, even if entities like rocks or numbers do not.