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#27 Philip Goff - Is Everything Conscious?

Within Reason

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The Implications of Panpsychism for Human Existence

Panpsychism offers us a worldview that can accommodate both the truths of science and as it were the human truth. I think consciousness is at the root of human identity, we relate to each other as beings with feelings and experiences. If you're a materialist and a tree has value in terms of looking pretty or more importantly sustaining our existence, then if you are a conscious organism - albeit a very moral one - Panpsychism could be helpful for dealing with current environmental crisis. The only problem is not sure we've got enough time to persuade everyone before the true world happens.

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