The Ethical Implications of Panpsychism

The history of philosophy is a history of moral circle expansion. This history correlates with a history of expansionism about consciousness. Recently, expansionism about consciousness has exploded: to invertebrates, to plants, to logic gates, and to fundamental entities. The last of these expansion...

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Published inAustralasian journal of philosophy Vol. 102; no. 4; pp. 1030 - 1044
Main Authors Gottlieb, Joseph, Fischer, Bob
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Routledge 01.10.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
consciousness
moral standing
panpsychism
Russellian panpsychism
valence
welfare subjects
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ISSN0004-8402
1471-6828
DOI10.1080/00048402.2024.2350708

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Summary:The history of philosophy is a history of moral circle expansion. This history correlates with a history of expansionism about consciousness. Recently, expansionism about consciousness has exploded: to invertebrates, to plants, to logic gates, and to fundamental entities. The last of these expansions stems from a surge of interest in panpsychism. In an exploratory spirit, this paper considers some largely uncharted territory: the ethical implications of panpsychism. Our conclusion is that while panpsychism probably does significantly expand our moral circle, it's also probably short on anything of practical significance.
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ISSN:0004-8402
1471-6828
DOI:10.1080/00048402.2024.2350708