R. Lotze conducted experiments showing that parts of polyps could grow into complete, new polyps, which was used to suggest by analogy that mental properties might be inherent in the basic structures of the world.

Authors

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

Sources

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

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• mental properties concept