Is Consciousness Universal?

Earlier this semester we talked about consciousness. I wanted to see what other ideas were involved in the existence of 亚博体育consciousness. Panspsychism is the belief that consciousness is universal. Everything material, however small, 亚博体育has an element of individual consciousness. This definition raises questions on what it means by “material” and by “mind”. Some philosophers argue that literally every object and every system of objects possess some mind-like qualities. Other philosophers argue that only some things possess mind or the smallest part of things like atoms 开云体育possess minds. They may not be complete panspsychist though because they don’t believe that every thing has a conscious. Panspsychism 开云体育does not attempt to define “mind” LOL下注nor does it explain how mind relates to the objects that possess it. As a result, panspsychism is more of an overarching concept, a kind of meta-theory of mind.

I don’t think consciousness is universal. Things that are not alive or have a soul are not capable of having a conscious. I think something has a mind if they are capable of making their own decisions based on past experiences or other factors.