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Panpsychism offers a "middle way." It avoids the scientific mystery of how "souls" interact with bodies (Dualism) and the "miracle" of how dead atoms suddenly start feeling (Materialism).
: Proposed Monism , where Mind and Matter are just two "attributes" of one single substance (God/Nature). Panpsychism in the West
Physics tells us what matter does (behavior), but Panpsychism tells us what matter is (consciousness). Panpsychism offers a "middle way
: Explored "mind-stuff" as a potential solution to the relationship between the brain and experience. Panpsychism in the West
In the last 20 years, panpsychism has returned to mainstream academic philosophy, largely as a response to the failure of Physicalism to explain how the brain "creates" feelings.