Diogenes claimed that Thales believed the universe is alive and full of spirits, a view reported by Barnes (1982, pp. 96-7) and derived from Aristotle's claim that Thales thought everything is full of gods.

Authors

• Person: William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition)
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  Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition)

Sources

• Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper
• Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu William Seager, Sean Allen-Hermanson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper
• Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• Aristotle entity
• universe concept
• Thales entity