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Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 5 facts
referenceE.J. Lowe authored the book 'The Four-Category Ontology: A Metaphysical Foundation for Natural Science', published by Oxford University Press in 2006.
referenceGeorge Molnar authored 'Powers: A Study in Metaphysics', published by Oxford University Press in 2003.
referenceAlexander Bird authored 'Nature’s Metaphysics: Laws and Properties', published by Oxford University Press in 2007.
claimSince the 1970s, hostility toward metaphysics in the analytic philosophy tradition has withdrawn, and most philosophers in this tradition now accept the inevitability of metaphysics.
claimBetween the 1930s and the end of the twentieth century, interest in panpsychism in Western philosophy was relatively low due to the dominance of physicalism in the philosophy of mind and a general hostility toward metaphysics that lasted until the 1970s.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 4 facts
claimPanpsychism is an abstract metaphysical doctrine that lacks direct bearing on scientific work and cannot be decisively confirmed or refuted by empirical tests.
perspectiveMetaphysical views form an indispensable background to all science.
claimMetaphysical speculation about the fundamental nature of the world is informed by science, and in return, metaphysics helps define the purpose of science and facilitates new scientific inquiry.
quoteThomas Nagel remarked that panpsychism has “the faintly sickening odor of something put together in the metaphysical laboratory”.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 2 facts
claimScience and metaphysics have a reciprocal relationship where science informs metaphysical speculation, and metaphysics helps define the purpose of science and facilitates new scientific advancements.
claimPanpsychism is an active participant in the ongoing speculative interchange between science and metaphysics.
PANPSYCHISM (Philosophy of Mind Series) - Amazon.com amazon.com 2 facts
quoteAchim Stephan characterizes panpsychism as 'what happens when metaphysics throws parties without inviting science.'
claimLudwig Jaskolla's current research foci include the metaphysics and phenomenology of persons, the philosophy of psychology, issues in the meta-ethics of virtue theory, and the philosophy of technology.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love May 7, 2025 2 facts
perspectivePeter Sjöstedt-Hughes argues that metaphysics is a legitimate tool for addressing questions that empirical science leaves open, and that dismissing panpsychism as merely metaphysical is short-sighted.
claimPanpsychism occupies a boundary between metaphysics and science, as it is motivated by the empirical phenomenon of consciousness but remains empirically indistinguishable using current tools.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 1 fact
claimThe psychophysical theory proposed by Stuart Hameroff and Roger Penrose suggests a kinship with Alfred North Whitehead's metaphysics and fits within the Russellian framework.
Published Studies — Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and ... hopkinspsychedelic.org 1 fact
referenceBarnett et al. published a commentary titled 'Commentary: On the need for metaphysics in psychedelic therapy and research' in Frontiers in Psychology in 2024.
Not Minds, but Signs: Reframing LLMs through Semiotics - arXiv arxiv.org Jul 1, 2025 1 fact
perspectiveTranslating Baruch Spinoza's complex metaphysics—including monism, parallelism, and the theory of affects—into the TED format involves compressing conceptual density into emotionally charged metaphors, which increases accessibility but risks flattening the philosophical terrain.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 1 fact
claimThe hostility toward metaphysics in Western philosophy began to withdraw from the 1970s onwards, leading to a broader acceptance of metaphysics within the analytic tradition.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
referencePeter Strawson authored the book 'Individuals. An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics', which was published by Methuen in 1959.
The Problem of Hard and Easy Problems cambridge.org Mar 31, 2023 1 fact
claimTudor Baetu's research interests include the epistemology and metaphysics of causal-mechanistic explanations, the explanatory role of mathematical models and computer simulations, and methodological issues in experimental science.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 13, 2017 1 fact
claimJoseph Owens argued in his 1988 article 'The Self in Aristotle' that Aristotle's conception of the self is a significant topic in metaphysics.