panpsychist means pertaining to, or in accordance with, the doctrine of panpsychism. It carries an Arena rating of 1260, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
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Why “panpsychist” is a great word
Pertaining to the doctrine that mind or consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of all physical matter. Formed within English from the combining form pan- (from Greek πᾶν, pan, 'all') and psychist (from Greek ψυχή, psȳchē, 'soul, mind'), ultimately a derivative of panpsychism. Unlike the materialist, who sees only inert, mindless stuff, or the dualist, who cleaves reality into separate realms, the panpsychist perceives a universe inwardly alive. It is the conviction that the limestone cliff feels its own erosion, that the oak tree registers the weight of its leaves, and that the electron possesses a dim, proto-conscious pulse—a quiet insistence that the universe is not merely a clockwork of dead things, but an experience in progress, a vision of cosmic solidarity where being and feeling are never truly divorced.
Etymology
From panpsychism + -ist.
adj
- Pertaining to, or in accordance with, the doctrine of panpsychism.
noun
- A proponent of panpsychism.
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