Is Consciousness Everywhere?: Essays on Panpsychism
This volume, originally a special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies, uses the recent writings of Philip Goff as a jumping-off point for discussions of panpsychism ― the idea that consciousness is a fundamental and pervasive aspect of our universe that cannot be understood in other, more basic, terms. The contributors to this book explore various issues of panpsychism from the perspectives of science, philosophy, and theology. Some papers focus on further motivating and developing the panpsychist position. Others explore various challenges that the panpsychist faces. Collectively, they shed new and important light not only on panpsychism, but on the fundamental question of the place of consciousness in nature more generally.
About the Author
Dr. Philip Goff is a professor of philosophy at Durham University. He received his PhD from University of Reading where he studied under Galen Strawson and subsequently did postdoctoral work at the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University. His main research focus is consciousness, but he is also interested in the purpose of the universe, the mystery of psycho-physical harmony, and value objectivity among other topics. He is most known for defending panpsychism as the best theory of consciousness. He is the author of Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness (2019) and more recently, Why? The Purpose of the Universe (2023) where he explores whether panpsychism can offer a kind of middle way between traditional belief in God and secular atheism.
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