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Panpsychism - Relation to metaphysical positions

Panpsychism - Relation to metaphysical positions: Encyclopedia II - Panpsychism - Relation to metaphysical positions

Panpsychism does not necessarily imply idealism - the metaphysical view that mind is the fundamental constituent of reality (a view that reduces matter to mind - a type of monism). Eliminative Materialism, the view that there is no such thing as mind, but only matter- is incompatible with panpsychism. Materialism generally, the view that ultimately there is only matter, is compatible with panpsychism just in case the property of mindedness is attributed to matter. Hylopathism argues for just this att ...

Panpsychism: Encyclopedia II - Panpsychism - Relation to metaphysical positions

Panpsychism - Relation to metaphysical positions

Panpsychism does not necessarily imply idealism - the metaphysical view that mind is the fundamental constituent of reality (a view that reduces matter to mind - a type of monism).

Eliminative Materialism, the view that there is no such thing as mind, but only matter- is incompatible with panpsychism. Materialism generally, the view that ultimately there is only matter, is compatible with panpsychism just in case the property of mindedness is attributed to matter. Hylopathism argues for just this attribution. But few writers would advocate a hylopathic materialism.

However, there are also varieties of monism that don't presuppose (like materialism and idealism do) that mind and matter are fundamentally separable. An example is neutral monism first introduced by Spinoza and later propounded by William James. Panpsychism can be combined with this view.

Panpsychism can also be combined with dualism of mind and matter.

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