Panpsychism is a theory that claims everything that exists has some form of consciousness. This includes animals and plants, but also inanimate objects. We’re not talking about a strange thesis that’s come out of nowhere but an approach proposed by some great philosophers and neuroscientists. Today, the prevailing idea is that only a highly developed brain, like a human’s, can give rise to the phenomenon of consciousness. However, panpsychism doesn’t share this idea. Instead, it proposes that everything that exists has some degree of self-awareness, although it may not be the same as that of humans. This issue is…
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