Evaluating Panpsychism

• Sergio Cermeño Aínsa ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: Crítica: revista hispanoamericana de filosofía, ISSN 0011-1503, Vol. 57, Nº. 171, 2025, págs. 5-36
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2025.1748
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  • español

    En este artículo evalúo qué versióndel panpsiquismo es la más adecuadapara abordar los desafíos que plantea una teoría de la conciencia. Sostengo en pri-mer lugar que, para aumentar su probabilidad de éxito, la propuesta panpsiquistadebe cumplir dos condiciones: (1) ser compatible con la Teoría de la InformaciónIntegrada (IIT) y (2) ofrecer al menos un indicio de solución al problema de la com-binación. Considero tres versiones del panpsiquismo: el panpsiquismo constitutivo(micropanpsiquista y la cosmopanpsiquista), el panpsiquismo emergente (fuerte ydébil) y el panprotopsiquismo (pancualitivista y panexperiencialista). Concluyo queel panpsiquismo emergente débil, junto con las dos variantes del panprotopsiquismo(pancualitivismo y panexperiencialismo), o una combinación entre ellas, presentanalgún potencial real para que el panpsiquismo siga siendo una posición coherente yviable.

  • English

    In this article, I evaluate which version of panpsychism is best suitedto address the challenges faced by a theory of consciousness. I first argue that apanpsychist theory is more likely to be successful if it meets two conditions: (1)it must be compatible with the Integrated Information Theory (IIT), and (2) itmust provide at least a preliminary indication of how to solve the combinationproblem. I consider three main versions of panpsychism: constitutive panpsychism(micropanpsychism and cosmopanpsychism), emergent panpsychism (strong andweak), and panprotopsychism (panqualitivist and panexperientialist). I conclude thatweak emergent panpsychism, together with the two variants of panprotopsychism(panqualitivism and panexperientialism), or a combination of these approaches,shows genuine potential for panpsychism to remain a coherent and viable position.

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