David J Chalmers, Panpsychism And Panportopsychism

For as long as they have existed, humans have had ideas about what the universe holds. Through the millennia they have come to know quite a bit about what is out there, yet the universe is so vast, the greatest human minds have not been able to find everything. However, thanks to a relatively new theory called panpsychism, there may just be an answer. David J Chalmers, an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist, has written a research paper titled, “Panpsychism and Panportopsychism,” that may allow some more understanding on what really is out there, through his use of ethos, logos, and diction. Chalmers has an extensive background in consciousness, issues in the philosophy of the mind and language, metaphysics and epistemology, and

This is the first sentence of Chalmers’ aforementioned research paper. Chalmers’ introduction goes over a bit of the history of panpsychism, as well as provides the name of a second research paper titled, “The Combination Problem for Panpsychism.” This second research paper is written as an anti-thesis to his focused thesis. This shows not only that he has no issue in finding evidence to support theories, but he can view a subject with intellect rather than emotion. This is not to say Chalmers has the mind of a machine. On the contrary, reading through his website, it is found Chalmers has quite the sense of humor, which adds to his likability as a

His vernacular is quite high. However, there are a few examples specifically that show this. The first example comes in the third section of his paper titled, “Synthesis: Panpsychism.” According to Chalmers, “Macroexperience involves the instantiation of macrophenominal properties…” (Chalmers 7). His use of instantiation instead of simply saying evidence, shows a certain knack for language. Another example in the same section is as follows: “Type-A constitutive panpsychism holds that there in an a priori entailment from microphenomenal truths…” (Chalmers 8). A priori entailment means simply, an independent reaction, however a priori is the focus here. This phrase is 16th century Latin. Knowing a second language, especially a dead one, shows tremendous dedication, and adds a level of beauty to diction that is rarely seen