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Panpsychism is directly related to the intrinsic nature of matter because it is proposed as the most parsimonious explanation for that nature [1], [2]. Specifically, panpsychism posits that the intrinsic nature of matter is, at least in part, consciousness [3], a view often debated in the context of Russellian monism [4] and the potential unknowability of matter's essence [5], [6].
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Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 5 facts
perspectivePanpsychists argue that the burden of proof lies with opponents to provide a non-panpsychist explanation for the intrinsic nature of matter and to justify why such an alternative is preferable to the panpsychist proposal.
perspectivePanpsychism proposes that the intrinsic nature of matter is, at least in part, consciousness.
claimRussellian monism is a contemporary philosophical position that utilizes the panpsychist view of consciousness as an intrinsic nature of matter to address mental causation.
claimPanpsychism could be supported if it provides the best explanation for the existence of human and animal consciousness or if it serves as the most parsimonious theory of the intrinsic nature of matter.
perspectivePhilip Goff argues that the most simple, elegant, and parsimonious hypothesis regarding the intrinsic nature of matter is panpsychism, which posits that matter outside of brains is continuous with brain matter in possessing a consciousness-involving nature.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimA common counter-argument to the intrinsic nature argument for panpsychism is that the intrinsic nature of matter is essentially unknowable, a position that does not logically entail panpsychism.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveThe choice regarding the intrinsic nature of matter is arguably limited to either the panpsychist proposal or the view that the intrinsic nature of matter is unknown.