Panpsychism: Consciousness in Fundamental Particles

In this chapter, they discuss the concept of panpsychism, which is the belief that consciousness exists in all levels of reality, including the basic building blocks of the universe. They explain that fundamental particles like electrons and quarks have simple forms of experience, and that the complex experiences of humans and animals are constructed from these rudimentary forms of consciousness. However, panpsychism does not suggest that everything is conscious, but rather that the smallest constituents of things like rocks and tables have some level of conscious experience.