Abhidharma panprotopysychist metaphysics of consciousness

Monima Chadha

doi:10.4324/9781315717708-3

Abhidharma panprotopysychist metaphysics of consciousness

Monima Chadha

Philosophy

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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
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	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315717708-3
Publication status	Published - 2020

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