Thales, 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.

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  Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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• Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 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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• Thales entity
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