Abstract
According to the Abhidharma Buddhist philosophers, momentary mental atoms *dharmas* are part of the basic constituents of the universe together with physical *dharmas*. Mental *dharmas* on this view are best thought of as proto-conscious atoms including proto-cognitive and protoaffective elements that constitute conscious experiences. Conscious experiences on this view supervene of clusters of co-temporally available *dharmas*. In this Chapter I argue that the Abhidharma account offers a defensible version of panprotopsychism that is successful in bridging the non-phenomenal/phenomenal gap.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Routledge Handbook of Panpsychism |
Editors | William Seager |
Place of Publication | Abingdon Oxon UK |
Publisher | Routledge |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 25-35 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315717708 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138817135 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |