3. Halting the descent into panpsychism: A quantum thermofield theoretical perspective

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Contributors vii
4. Acknowledgements & dedication ix
5. Introduction xi
6. 1. Panpsychism in history: An overview 1
7. Part I. Analysis and science
8. 2. Realistic monism: Why physicalism entails panpsychism, and on the Sesmet theory of subjectivity 33
9. 3. Halting the descent into panpsychism: A quantum thermofield theoretical perspective 67
10. 4. Mind under matter 83
11. 5. The conscious connection: A psycho-physical bridge between brain and pan-experiential quantum geometry 109
12. 6. Can the panpsychist get around the combination problem? 129
13. 7. Universal correlates of consciousness 137
14. 8. Panpsychism, the Big-Bang-Argument, and the dignity of life 159
15. Part II. Process philosophy
16. 9. Back to Whitehead? Galen Strawson and the rediscovery of panpsychism 179
17. 10. Does process externalism support panpsychism? The relational nature of the physical world as a foundation for the conscious mind 201
18. 11. The dynamics of possession: An introduction to the sociology of Gabriel Tarde 221
19. 12. Finite eventism 231
20. Part III. Metaphysics and mind
21. 13. Zero-person and the psyche 253
22. 14. "All things think:" Panpsychism and the metaphysics of nature 283
23. 15. 'Something there?' James and Fechner meet in a Pluralistic Universe 301
24. 16. Panpsychic presuppositions of Samkhya metaphysics 315
25. 17. The awareness of rock: East-Asian understandings and implications 325
26. 18. Why has the West failed to embrace panpsychism? 341
27. 19. Minds, objects, and relations: Toward a dual-aspect ontology 361
28. References 383
29. Index 399