electrons ↔ conscious experience

Relations (1)

related 2.00 — strongly supporting 3 facts

The relationship is established through panpsychist and panexperientialist theories, which posit that fundamental physical constituents like electrons possess some form of conscious experience, as noted in [1], [2], and [3].

Facts (3)

Sources

Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2 facts

claimMany philosophers and non-philosophers reject panpsychism because they find the idea that fundamental physical constituents, such as electrons, have conscious experience to be deeply counterintuitive.

perspectivePanexperientialists argue that the complexity of conscious experience diminishes from humans to animals, plants, and finally to basic constituents of reality like electrons and quarks.

Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimMany philosophers and non-philosophers find the idea that fundamental constituents of the physical world, such as electrons, possess conscious experience to be deeply counterintuitive.