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Panqualityism
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Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 5 facts
claimPanqualityism is considered a middle ground between panpsychism and physicalism because it posits that the qualitative aspect of consciousness is fundamental while maintaining a reductive view of subjectivity.
perspectivePanqualityists believe that qualitative properties are only contingently experienced and exist in basic matter in an unexperienced state.
claimPanqualityists typically propose a functionalist, reductionist account of how unexperienced qualities become experienced, asserting that for a quality to be experienced, it must play a specific causal role within the cognitive capacities of an organism.
claimHistorical proponents of panqualityism include William James (1904), Ernst Mach (1886), Bertrand Russell (1921), and Peter Unger (1999), with more recent defenses by Sam Coleman (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016).
claimPanqualityism is a view of protophenomenal properties where such properties are considered unexperienced qualities, as opposed to the experienced qualities found in conscious experience like seeing color or feeling pain.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 4 facts
claimTom McClelland defended a form of panprotopsychism in 2013 that combines mysterianism with the reductive account of subjectivity favored by panqualityists.
claimPanqualityism posits that protophenomenal properties are unexperienced qualities that exist in basic matter, and that these qualities are only contingently experienced.
claimHerbert Feigl coined the term "panqualityism" in 1960, attributing the concept to a conversation with Stephen C. Pepper.
claimSam Coleman (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) is a prominent defender of panqualityism.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Dec 20, 2023 2 facts
claimPanqualityism is a version of panprotopsychism that conceives of protophenomenal properties as unexperienced qualities, a view supported by Coleman (2012).
claimPanqualityism faces objections such as the difficulty of conceiving of unexperienced qualities and the challenge of explaining how experienced qualities can be derived from combining unexperienced qualities.
Consciousness, Physicalism, and Panpsychism - R Discovery discovery.researcher.life May 1, 2013 1 fact
claimWilliam James adhered to specific varieties of panpsychism, including panexperientialism and panqualityism, at different periods of his philosophical career.