The Ethical Implications of Panpsychism.

Autor: Gottlieb, Joseph, Fischer, Bob
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Zdroj: Australasian Journal of Philosophy; Dec2024, Vol. 102 Issue 4, p1030-1044, 15p
Abstrakt: The history of philosophy is a history of moral circle expansion. This history correlates with a history of expansionism about consciousness. Recently, expansionism about consciousness has exploded: to invertebrates, to plants, to logic gates, and to fundamental entities. The last of these expansions stems from a surge of interest in panpsychism. In an exploratory spirit, this paper considers some largely uncharted territory: the ethical implications of panpsychism. Our conclusion is that while panpsychism probably does significantly expand our moral circle, it's also probably short on anything of practical significance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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