How To Be a Theological Panpsychist, but Not a Process Theologian
Follow these six easy steps and learn how a Christian theologian might affirm panpsychism, without becoming a Process theologian. The Genetic Argument for panpsychism is outlined in the first four steps: (1) affirm mental realism, (2) deny psycho-physical reductionism, (3) affirm fundamental monism,...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Mohr Siebeck
[2020]
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Philosophy, theology and the sciences
Année: 2020, Volume: 7, Numéro: 1, Pages: 10-29 |
| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychologie de la religion FA Théologie VA Philosophie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Process theology
B Consciousness B Évolution B Panpsychism B creation ex nihilo B Panexperientialism |
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| Résumé: | Follow these six easy steps and learn how a Christian theologian might affirm panpsychism, without becoming a Process theologian. The Genetic Argument for panpsychism is outlined in the first four steps: (1) affirm mental realism, (2) deny psycho-physical reductionism, (3) affirm fundamental monism, and (4) deny brute emergence. These four steps result in a flexible version of panpsychism; the view that consciousness is a fundamental and probably ubiquitous feature of the universe. During the last century, panpsychism has been a part of the Process theologian's arsenal. What then is the theologian, who disagrees with Process metaphysics and rejects the Process doctrine of God, to do? To deny Process theology this paper outlines two further steps: (5) maintain a substance ontology, and most importantly, (6) affirm the doctrine of creation ex nihilo. The result is a position I call 'theological panpsychism'; a version of panpsychism compatible with traditional, mainstream Christian theology. By taking these six steps, Christian theologians can safely explore the potential theological benefits of panpsychism, without fear that one is inadvertently advancing Process theology. |
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| ISSN: | 2197-2834 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Philosophy, theology and the sciences
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/ptsc-2020-0003 |