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Panpsychism: Is Everything Conscious? - Dr Philip Goff, PhD

The Weekend University

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The Consciousness of the Physical Universe

The idea is that the basic building blocks of the physical universe, perhaps fundamental particles like electrons and quarks, have incredibly simple forms of experience. So it doesn't mean every random combination of particles is conscious, right? Doesn't mean rocks and socks and tables and chairs. Although some panpsychists do think, literally everything is conscious,. But I think the more common view would be much more conservative about which macroscopic things have conscious experience.

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