Evaluating Panpsychism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22329483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sergio Cermeño-Aínsa (0000-0002-9598-8386), Sergio Cermeño Ainsa (Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 171 |
| Pages | 5-36 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1503 • E-ISSN: 1870-4905 |
| Publisher | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (PUBLISHER • MX) |
| DOI | 10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2025.1748 |
| OpenAlex | W7125610305 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
In this article, I evaluate which version of panpsychism is best suited to address the challenges faced by a theory of consciousness. I first argue that a panpsychist theory is more likely to be successful if it meets two conditions: (1) it must be compatible with the Integrated Information Theory (IIT), and (2) it must provide at least a preliminary indication of how to solve the combination problem. I consider three main versions of panpsychism: constitutive panpsychism micropanpsychism and cosmopanpsychism), emergent panpsychism (strong and weak), and panprotopsychism (panqualitivist and panexperientialist). I conclude that weak emergent panpsychism, together with the two variants of panprotopsychism (panqualitivism and panexperientialism), or a combination of these approaches, shows genuine potential for panpsychism to remain a coherent and viable position
Information Theory · Metatheory · Possibility theory · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |