Is Panpsychism plausible? If you think panpsychism is plausible, which arguments of Chalmers and Nagel seem most effective to you.
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DISCUSSION QUESTION CHOICE #1: Nagel on panpsychism. Pick one particular argument by Thomas Nagel for panpsychism in Reading 6.1. and argue whether you agree or disagree with it. Use your own knowledge, experiences and judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your reasoning.
DISCUSSION QUESTION CHOICE #2: Chalmers on panpsychism. Pick one particular argument by David Chalmers for panpsychism in Reading 6.2. and argue whether you agree or disagree with it. Use your own knowledge, experiences and judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your reasoning.
DISCUSSION QUESTION CHOICE #3: Is Panpsychism plausible? If you think panpsychism is plausible, which arguments of Chalmers and Nagel seem most effective to you. If you don’t think panpsychism is plausible, what are some counterarguments to Chalmer’s and Nagel’s arguments? Use your own knowledge, experiences and judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your reasoning.
Supplemental Online Readings
(1) Goff, Philip, et al. “Panpsychism.” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. plato.stanford.edu (2017)
This article contains the most up to date views on panpsychism after Chalmer’s 2015 article.
An early 20th century view of panpsychism.
(3) Skrbina, David, “Panpsychism.” Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. iep.utm.edu (2021)
Another introduction to panpsychism that clarifies some issues that the Goff article above doesn’t
