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panpsychism

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pan·psy·chism  (pn-skzm)
n.
The view that all matter has consciousness.
panpsychism
Philosophy. the doctrine that each object in the universe has either a mind or an unconscious soul. — panpsychist, n. — panpsychistic, adj.
See also: Soul
the doctrine that each object in the universe has a mind or an unconscious psyche and that all physical occurrences involve the mental. — panpsychist, n. — panpsychistic, adj.
See also: Philosophy
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