Accounts Quote by Thomas Nagel
“Everything, living or not, is constituted from elements having a nature that is both physical and nonphysical--that is, capable of combining into mental wholes. So this reductive account can also be described as a form of panpsychism: all the elements of the physical world are also mental…”
About This Quote
Source Book: Mind and Cosmos, 2012
Physical entities possess both material and mental aspects, allowing them to combine into conscious wholes, a view akin to panpsychism.
In simple terms: Physical things have mental parts that form consciousness.
Key Takeaway
Recognize mental dimensions in physical reality.
Themes
philosophy
consciousness
panpsychism
Mood
inquisitive
speculative
Type
philosophical
theoretical
When to use this quote
- scientific research
- spiritual practice
- artistic creation
- education
Key Concepts
dualism
emergent properties
ontology
Questions to Reflect On
- How do mental properties emerge from physical ones?
- What evidence supports panpsychism?
A Different Perspective
May oversimplify complex mental phenomena.
![“Therefore, everything is the illusory magical display of one's own mind. It is appearing yet delusive, and delusive while appearing. Thus, all of it is contained in the body, and the [body] is again contained in the mind. As for the mind, it has no color and no shape. It is natural luminosity that…” quote by Karl Brunnholzl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f8/karl-brunnholzl-4600_psychology_therefore-everything-is-the-illusory-mag_189022.jpg)
