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David Chalmers is a primary proponent and analyst of panprotopsychism, having proposed the theory in his 1996 work [1], authored academic chapters on the subject [2], and extensively discussed its role in addressing the hard problem of consciousness [3] and the challenges of phenomenal composition [4].
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Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues that panprotopsychism faces difficulty with the combination problem, describing the view as 'ad hoc' and noting that it diminishes the parsimony that originally made the theory interesting.
claimDavid Bohm and Paavo Pylkkänen attempted to develop a theory of panprotopsychism inspired by David Chalmers' ideas regarding psychophysical laws.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
claimDavid Chalmers discussed the natural supervenience of the physical on the phenomenal (panprotopsychism) as a potential solution to the hard problem of consciousness.
claimDavid Chalmers believes that a panpsychist or panprotopsychist approach to phenomenal composition is perhaps the only viable line of reasoning, though he acknowledges it is not clear how phenomenal composition could work as a form of constitutive composition.
David Chalmers - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers speculates that all information-bearing systems may be conscious, leading him to consider the possibility of conscious thermostats and a form of panpsychism he terms "panprotopsychism."
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimNeutral monism can be combined with panprotopsychism, a theory proposed by David Chalmers (1996) suggesting that proto-mental aspects of micro-constituents can combine to create full consciousness.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers authored the chapter 'Panpsychism and Panprotopsychism' in the book 'Panpsychism: Contemporary Perspectives', published by Oxford University Press in 2016.