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Philip Goff

Professor of Philosophy · Durham University

Durham, UKWebsite

Research Areas

ConsciousnessPhilosophyPanpsychism

About

Philosopher and leading advocate of panpsychism who argues that consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of matter. His book Galileo's Error makes the case that science took a wrong turn by excluding consciousness from its purview.

Publications

  • Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness
  • Consciousness and Fundamental Reality
  • Why? The Purpose of the Universe
  • Is Consciousness Everywhere? Essays on Panpsychism

Related Guides

Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness (HOT)

Rosenthal and Lau's framework proposing consciousness requires higher-order mental representations about our own mental states.

Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR)

Penrose and Hameroff's quantum theory proposing consciousness arises from gravitational self-collapse in neuronal microtubules.

Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC)

The search for the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.

Idealism in Philosophy of Mind

Bernardo Kastrup's analytical idealism and the philosophical tradition arguing consciousness is fundamental, not matter.

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