The moral parody argument against panpsychism

The ‘Intrinsic Nature’ Argument for Panpsychism

Strawson’s case in favor of panpsychism is at heart an updated version of a venerable form of argument I’ll call the ‘intrinsic nature’ argument. It is an extremely interesting argument which deploys all sorts of high caliber metaphysical weaponry (despite the ‘down home’ appeals to common sense which Strawson frequently makes). The argument is also subtle and intricate. So let’s spend some tim...

Panpsychism: A Restatement of the Genetic Argument

A quantum physical argument for panpsychism

It has been widely thought that consciousness has no causal efficacy in the physical world. However, this may be not the case. In this paper, we show that a conscious being can distinguish definite perceptions and their quantum superpositions, while a physical measuring system without consciousness cannot distinguish such nonorthogonal quantum states. The possible existence of this distinct qua...

Moral Argument

What a “Mormon” thinks of Christ By Tim Dorius I recently read with interest the November article “Is Mormonism Christian?” in which the author of this article states “Mormonism is not Christian.” After reading this, I had the opportunity to speak with Rick Thomas, Editor of Beacon OU, who invited me to respond with my own article. I thank the Beacon for the opportunity to write this article. I...

Moral Realism, Moral Relativism and Moral Rules (A Compatibility Argument)

Relativism and realism are often held to be in conflict. It is not obvious what the exact nature of the conflict is supposed to be, because it is not obvious what the two doctrines amount to. But that there is some kind of conflict between moral realism and moral relativism is evidenced by the fact that some take moral relativism to be the straightforward denial of moral realism. David Brink, f...