Bergson's panpsychism

被引:1
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作者
Dolbeault, Joel [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lille III, Domaine Univ Pont de Bois, F-59650 Villeneuve Dascq, France
关键词
Bergson; Panpsychism; Laws of nature; Philosophy of mind;
D O I
10.1007/s11007-018-9446-8
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
Physical processes manifest an objective order that science manages to discover. Commonly, it is considered that these processes obey the "laws of nature." Bergson disputes this idea which ultimately constitutes a kind of Platonism. In contrast, he develops the idea that physical processes are a particular case of automatic behaviors. In this sense, they imply a motor memory immanent to matter, whose actions are triggered by some perceptions. This approach is obviously panpsychist. It gives matter a certain consciousness, even if the latter is different in nature from our consciousness. In some respects, this approach is similar to contemporary panpsychism because it claims that the psychic is a fundamental characteristic of nature, causally active. But it is also original because it does not constitute a theory of the origin of mind in nature.
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页码:549 / 564
页数:16
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