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Panpsychism is frequently proposed as a theoretical solution to the mind-body problem, as evidenced by its role as a 'middle path' or synthesis in philosophical arguments {fact:2, fact:3, fact:5}. Historical and contemporary thinkers, including Spinoza, Leibniz, and McGinn, have explicitly linked the two concepts by exploring panpsychism as a viable approach to resolving the dilemma {fact:1, fact:4, fact:6}.
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Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveColin McGinn argues in his 1989 paper 'Can We Solve the Mind–Body Problem?' that cosmic idealism is a promising version of idealism and should be considered alongside panpsychism as a viable approach to the mind–body problem.
(PDF) Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
claimPanpsychism asserts that all matter possesses consciousness at varying levels, offering a potential resolution to the mind-body problem that traditional physicalism struggles to explain.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimBaruch Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz are two thinkers who responded to the dilemma of the mind-body problem by endorsing versions of panpsychism.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceWilliam Woodward authored 'Fechner's Panpsychism: A Scientific Solution to the Mind-Body Problem', published in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences in 1972.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers's 2015 argument for the mind-body problem consists of: (1) Thesis: materialism is true; everything is fundamentally physical. (2) Antithesis: dualism is true; not everything is fundamentally physical. (3) Synthesis: panpsychism is true.