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Panpsychism doesn't strike me as particular helpful. Everything is emergent once you move beyond the lowest levels of physics. I think the best approach to con
by oezi 3y ago
Panpsychism doesn't strike me as particular helpful. Everything is emergent once you move beyond the lowest levels of physics.
I think the best approach to consciousness is to consider it a feedback loop of certain brain processes into perception circuits. This is why consciousness is often tied to senses such as hearing / language and imagery.
It certainly is continous as it develops even in humans.
- hobs 3y agoWhat's unhelpful about it? Noting that everything is emergent is a simple way to understand that its unlikely that our consciousness is not, and to empathize with the rest of the universe more. A comatose person can still have thoughts and consciousness, even trapped in their mind, though your definition of perception circuits might allow this. But even having "senses" is not a requirement for thought imo, it just gives it a framing that makes a lot more sense to us.
- oezi 3y agoMy understanding was that panpsychism means that consciousness isn't emergent (for instance from scaling neuronal tissue), but a fundamental property of space (something astral or soul like). I am 100% in alignment with you on a comatose person being able to be 100% conscious.
- hobs 3y agoAh, well, that's just mysticism then, not that it can't be true but how TF would you know?