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Panpsychism is related to minds because early arguments for the doctrine, such as those by Thales, attributed minds to inanimate objects like magnets and amber [1], [2], while critics like George Berkeley defined the physical world specifically through the experiences of minds [3].
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Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveGeorge Berkeley rejected panpsychism, arguing instead that the physical world exists only within the experiences that minds have of it, while restricting the definition of minds to humans and specific other agents.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimThales, a Presocratic philosopher of ancient Greece (c. 624–545 BCE), argued that magnets and amber possess minds because they are self-movers, which is an early indication of panpsychist doctrine.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimThales of Miletus (624-545 B.C.E.) argued that magnets and amber possess minds because they are self-movers, an analogical argument that supports panpsychism.