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William James is recognized as a prominent historical exponent of panpsychism [1], [2], [3], and [4]. His philosophical work, particularly his neutral monism and his critique of the 'mind dust' theory, has significantly shaped contemporary discussions and the 'combination problem' within panpsychism literature [5], [6], [7], and [8].
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Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 6 facts
claimWilliam James's panpsychism originated from his 'neutral monism,' which posits that reality is neither inherently mental nor physical but possesses a basic character that can be viewed as either.
claimProminent exponents of distinctive forms of panpsychism in the nineteenth century included Gustav Fechner, Wilhelm Wundt, Rudolf Hermann Lotze, William James, Josiah Royce, and William Clifford.
claimWilliam James advanced objections against a version of panpsychism he labeled the 'mind dust' theory in chapter six of his 1890 work 'The Principles of Psychology'.
referenceGregg Rosenberg provides a detailed and developed panpsychist view based on the philosophy of William James in his 2005 work.
perspectiveWilliam James supported panpsychism, arguing that consciousness should be conceived in a way that avoids it appearing as the sudden emergence of a new nature that did not previously exist in the universe.
claimWilliam James raised the 'combination problem' as an objection to panpsychism, arguing that it still faces a problem of emergence.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 6 facts
claimMarcus P. Ford characterizes William James as a panpsychist and metaphysical realist in his 1981 article 'William James: Panpsychist and Metaphysical Realist' published in the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society.
claimPanpsychism is one of the oldest philosophical theories and has been historically ascribed to philosophers including Thales, Plato, Spinoza, Leibniz, Schopenhauer, William James, Alfred North Whitehead, and Bertrand Russell.
claimPhilosophers Arthur Schopenhauer, C.S. Peirce, Josiah Royce, William James, Eduard von Hartmann, F.C.S. Schiller, Ernst Haeckel, William Kingdon Clifford, and Thomas Carlyle promoted panpsychist ideas during the 19th century.
quoteWilliam James wrote in his lecture notes: "Our only intelligible notion of an object in itself is that it should be an object for itself, and this lands us in panpsychism and a belief that our physical perceptions are effects on us of 'psychical' realities"
claimThe combination problem in panpsychism, which relates to the binding problem, was traced to William James but was given its current name by William Seager in 1995.
claimWilliam James espoused a form of panpsychism.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 4 facts
claimProminent historical exponents of distinctive forms of panpsychism include Gustav Fechner (1801–1887), Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920), Rudolf Hermann Lotze (1817–1881), William James (1842–1910), Josiah Royce (1855–1916), and William Clifford (1845–1879).
claimWilliam James advanced objections against a version of panpsychism he labeled the "mind dust" theory in chapter six of his book, The Principles of Psychology.
claimWilliam James's panpsychism originated from his "neutral monism," which posits that the fundamental nature of reality is neither mental nor physical, but a third form that can be regarded as either mental or physical from different viewpoints.
claimThe "combination problem" in twenty-first-century panpsychism literature is inspired by William James's objections to the "mind dust" theory.
Consciousness, Physicalism, and Panpsychism - R Discovery discovery.researcher.life 3 facts
claimWilliam James adhered to specific varieties of panpsychism, including panexperientialism and panqualityism, at different periods of his philosophical career.
claimNeutral monism, as analyzed in the context of William James's philosophy, does not provide complete independence of a substance from mental and physical properties, which may lead the theory toward panpsychism unless it is an idealistic variety.
referenceThe research article titled 'Consciousness, Physicalism, and Panpsychism' (published December 30, 2020) introduces William James's philosophy of mind, specifically examining his views on panpsychism, neutral monism, and the combination problem.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimWilliam James's objections to the 'mind dust' theory in 'The Principles of Psychology' serve as the inspiration for the 'combination problem', which is a central focus of twenty-first-century literature on panpsychism.
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy notes that William James's commitment to panpsychism is controversial because he also advanced objections against a version of the view he labeled the 'mind dust' theory in chapter six of 'The Principles of Psychology' (1890).
claimWilliam James, Alfred North Whitehead, Arthur Eddington, and Bertrand Russell defended forms of panpsychism and neutral monism in the early twentieth century.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceThe Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on Panpsychism lists related entries including George Berkeley, consciousness, René Descartes, dualism, emergent properties, epiphenomenalism, Charles Hartshorne, William James, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, mereology, monism, neutral monism, pantheism, physicalism, qualia, quantum theory and consciousness, Josiah Royce, Baruch Spinoza, Alfred North Whitehead, and Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt.