panpsychism

[ pan-sahy-kiz-uhm ]

noun

1. a theory that all matter has some form of consciousness.

Other Words From

• pan·psychist adjective

Example Sentences

Yes, that's also why, as I describe in the book, now things like panpsychism or even good old idealism are coming to the forefront … These faint voices that used to be completely excluded from polite discussion in the 20th Century.

From Salon

No one in their right mind would discuss Dualism, panpsychism, idealism.

From Salon

But when science writers dismiss robustly-debated philosophical theories this way — like panpsychism, one well-known theory about the possible nature of subjective consciousness even in inanimate objects — they look less like erudite champions of empirical truth, and more like a Victorian drawing room full of phrenologists scoffing at William James’ notions of psychology while proclaiming that “there isn't a single head-bump of evidence to support this theory.”

From Salon

At least, that’s what they looked like this past week when Popular Mechanics science writer Stav Dimitropoulos offered a fresh bit of nuanced reporting on the renewed popular interest around the philosophical theory of panpsychism.

From Salon

When fuzzy terms like “artificial superintelligence” are getting tossed around to describe black-box processes of a computer network you can pay to be your girlfriend, I’d say panpsychism’s questions are worth more than an embarrassingly tone-deaf snicker from science writers.

From Salon