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Gustav Fechner is a prominent historical exponent of panpsychism [1][2][3], developing distinctive forms like synecological panpsychism characterized by a 'world-soul' [4][5][6] and extending it to all of nature [7].

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Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 9 facts

claimGustav Fechner was a prominent advocate of the mystical appeal of panpsychism and a fervent proponent of using analogical arguments to support panpsychism.

perspectiveGustav Fechner contrasted the "day-view" (a vibrant, open, panpsychist understanding of the world) with the "night-view" (materialism).

claimGustav Fechner extended his panpsychism to all of nature in his 1851 work 'Zend-Avista', aligning with his dual-aspect metaphysics.

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.

claimGustav Fechner's panpsychism is classified as synecological, as it withholds mental attributes from some simple constituents of larger, enminded systems.

claimFriedrich Paulsen (1846-1908) was a student of Gustav Fechner who extended Fechner's version of panpsychism.

claimGustav Fechner argued that plants are not mindless or unconscious because they possess complex teleological mechanisms for perseverance, similar to sleeping animals.

claimGustav Fechner's panpsychism was characterized by the endorsement of a 'world-soul' or 'world-mind' of which everything is a part, a view that shares similarities with the philosophy of Spinoza.

claimGustav Fechner relied on analogical arguments as the sole basis for attributing mental qualities to entities other than oneself.

Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 3 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).

claimFriedrich Paulsen (1846–1908) was a student of Gustav Fechner who extended Fechner's version of panpsychism.

claimGustav Fechner and Josiah Royce developed panpsychist accounts of nature that did not attribute mental properties to the smallest bits of matter, which challenges the definition of panpsychism that mentality must be fundamental.

Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimPsychologists Gustav Fechner, Wilhelm Wundt, and Rudolf Hermann Lotze promoted panpsychist ideas during the 19th century.