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What is exactly the problem with panpsychism?
1Department of Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, 1098 XHAmsterdam, The Netherlands. c.m.a.pennartz@uva.nl; sils.uva.nl/content/research-groups/cognitive-and-systems-neuroscience/cognitive-and-systems-neuroscience.html?cb.
Abstract:
Merker et al.'s critique calls for a deeper analysis of panpsychism. In principle, the concept of integrated information can be applied to photodiodes and subatomic particles, but I suggest the main obstacle is the lack of any evidence to confirm the presence of consciousness. Also MRW's perspectivalist theory illustrates the difficulties in synthesizing a full-fledged theory of consciousness.
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