panpsychism
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This idea has been described as a scientific version of panpsychism because it allows for the possibility that consciousness exists in systems other than the human brain.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
He supports Integrated Information Theory, which proposes that any system with a sufficiently high level of integrated information has some form of subjective experience, offering a scientific interpretation of panpsychism.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
To Skrbina, the solution to these intractable problems defining consciousness is through a philosophical concept known as panpsychism.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
Even those who lean toward panpsychism sometimes seem hesitant to dive into the deep end.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 25, 2023
The term panpsychism may, it is true, be used in a somewhat different sense.
From An Introduction to Philosophy by George Stuart Fullerton
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