Then you seem to say that because these material interactions are everywhere, then perception is everywhere - 'suffused'. But that doesn't follow. It's like saying your post is made of words and my post is made of words, so your post is the same as my post. — Cuthbert
Can you reiterate the OP in plain English and/or expand on the terminology used and its context — I like sushi
What is the relationship between perception and reason, how do these facets of the mind influence will and action? It has been shown that both can be explained in materialistic terms — Enrique
In my view no foundation exists, only positivistic evolution (hopefully progress), so the question of grounding is moot. — Enrique
Therefore, if one claims that naturalism is foundational, then one is taking one of the founded areas of experience and making it foundational. But this move begs the question. It is a vicious circle. — Joshs
recently saw a couple of lectures by Evan Thompson, professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia who takes this perspective in his critique of scientific objectivism. — Tom Storm
If you read this and didn't flinch, you haven't adopted the critical approach that is the essence of rationality. — Banno
qualitative experience is a sort of quantum resonance intrinsic to matter, during which entangled molecules superposition (blend) into hybrid wavelengths, an additive effect comparable to the visible electromagnetic spectrum. This, loosely speaking, subjective "color" consists in both dimensionality and properties of fragmentary feeling, so that organic matter is infused with rudiments of consciousness — Enrique
In the philosophy of mind, panpsychism is the view that mind or a mindlike aspect is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of reality. It is also described as a theory that "the mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists throughout the universe." It is one of the oldest philosophical theories, and has been ascribed to philosophers including Thales, Plato, Spinoza, Leibniz, William James, Alfred North Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, and Galen Strawson. In the 19th century, panpsychism was the default philosophy of mind in Western thought, but it saw a decline in the mid-20th century with the rise of logical positivism. Recent interest in the 'hard problem of consciousness' has revived interest in panpsychism. — Wikipedia
Do you think this is a version of panpsychism? — Wayfarer
If you read this and didn't flinch, you haven't adopted the critical approach that is the essence of rationality. — Banno
The article contains several obvious confusions. There's an implied version of Stove's Gem; and mistaking a methodological assumption for an ontological one; "nothng-but-ism"; a bit of mumbling about "quantum", and so on.
It doesn't reach any conclusion, just hand-waving. — Banno
Looks like you have an idea but are under the illusion it can make sense to others. — I like sushi
Get involved in philosophical discussions about knowledge, truth, language, consciousness, science, politics, religion, logic and mathematics, art, history, and lots more. No ads, no clutter, and very little agreement — just fascinating conversations.