pampsychism
/pamˈpsʌɪkɪz(ə)m/
pampsychism is the alternative spelling of panpsychism.
Meaning of panpsychism
Noun
panpsychism (countable and uncountable, plural panpsychisms)
- The belief that all matter is conscious in some form.
- In very general terms, the thesis of panpsychism is that throughout nature there is mentality, that the mentality of which each of us is aware in our own thoughts and experiences is present in various forms in a wide range of natural bodies... Those that have minds (souls) are those whom we...2004, David S. Clarke, “Introduction”, in Panpsychism, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 1 & 3
- Synonym of panexperientialism, the particular form of panpsychism that holds experience but not cognition as universal.
- Synonyms:
- panexperientialism
- A particular form of panpsychism.
- Whitehead devised such a conception, which to my mind definitely supersedes the panpsychisms of the history of metaphysics.1961, Victor Lowe, “The Approach to Metaphysics”, in Ivor Leclerc, editor, The Relevance of Whitehead, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), published 2013, →ISBN, page 207
Forms of pampsychism
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Origin of pampsychism
See panpsychism. The spelling is more true to the Latin and Ancient Greek roots.
Questions about pampsychism
- What is pampsychism the alternative spelling of?
- Pampsychism is the alternative spelling of panpsychism.
- How do you pronounce pampsychism?
- Pampsychism is pronounced /pamˈpsʌɪkɪz(ə)m/.
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