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2417Panpsychism, intuitions, and the great chain of beingPhilosophical Studies 176 (11): 2991-3017. 2019.Some philosophical theories of consciousness imply consciousness in things we would never intuitively think are conscious—most notably, panpsychism implies that consciousness is pervasive, even outside complex brains. Is this a reductio ab absurdum for such theories, or does it show that we should reject our original intuitions? To understand the stakes of this question as clearly as possible, we analyse the structured pattern of intuitions that panpsychism conflicts with. We consider a variety …Read more
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Spinal cord of lamprey: Generation of locomotor patternsIn Michael A. Arbib (ed.), The Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks, Second Edition, Mit Press. 2002.
Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Areas of Interest
Metaphilosophy |
Philosophy of Language |
Philosophy of Mind |