Panpsychism in the West: A Comprehensive Overview Panpsychism is the philosophical view that consciousness, mind, or "soul" is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the universe. In Western thought, it challenges the traditional divide between mindless matter (Materialism) and non-physical soul (Dualism). 🧠 Core Philosophy
: Proposed Monism , where Mind and Matter are just two "attributes" of one single substance (God/Nature).
: How do tiny "micro-consciousnesses" (atoms) combine to form a single, unified "human consciousness"? Non-Cognitive
: Mentality exists throughout the cosmos, from humans to subatomic particles.