Paul Austin Murphy·May 3An Anti-Materialist Warrior on PhysicalismThis essay tackles Rupert Sheldrake’s many criticisms of what he calls “materialism”. Indeed, he’s at war with materialism, and mentions it…A response icon8A response icon8
InPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophybyPaul Austin Murphy·Aug 14, 2025Political and Apolitical Panpsychism: Philip Goff vs David ChalmersVarious metaphysical positions have been tied (or linked) to ideologies or political positions. The latest contender for this role is…A response icon10A response icon10
InPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophybyPaul Austin Murphy·Feb 9, 2025Are Insects and Plants Organic Machines?This essay asks the following question: Are insects and plants organic machines? It does so in the contexts of Robert Kirk’s…A response icon1A response icon1
InPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophybyPaul Austin Murphy·Jun 30, 2024Physics and the Philosophy of Intrinsic Properties(i) Introduction (ii) David Lewis on Intrinsic Properties (iii) Philip Goff on Intrinsic Nature (iv) Did Bertrand Russell Reject Intrinsic…A response icon2A response icon2
Matthew Geleta·Jun 2, 2024Philip Goff: Physics and the purpose of Life (video)Paradigm podcast episode #20A response icon1A response icon1
InPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophybyPaul Austin Murphy·May 22, 2024Carlo Rovelli vs Panpsychism: “Each atom must be a proto-cyclist.”“It is like saying that since a bicycle is made of atoms, then each atom must be a proto-cyclist.” — Carlo RovelliA response icon14A response icon14
InPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophybyPaul Austin Murphy·Feb 29, 2024Why Care About the Contexts of People’s Ideas and Beliefs When Doing Philosophy?(i) Introduction (ii) Two Cases: Immanuel Kant and Philip Goff (iii) Too Much Context? (iv) The Objectivity of a Free Market Think Tank (v)…A response icon2A response icon2
InPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophybyPaul Austin Murphy·Jan 28, 2024The Sociology and History of QualiaIn an earlier essay (called ‘Consciousness & Qualia: Who Cares About ‘How They Seem To Us’?’) I discussed Philip Goff’s words…A response icon1A response icon1
David Dennen·Oct 27, 2023Is Frank Jackson’s Knowledge Argument about Knowledge?Frank Jackson’s “Knowledge Argument” against physicalism, also known as the “Mary’s Room Argument,” has been much discussed. Jackson first…A response icon1A response icon1
InPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophybyPaul Austin Murphy·Oct 5, 2023The Politico-Religious Panpsychism of Philip Goff and Joanna LeidenhagPhilip Goff is a professional philosopher, not a political journalist, politician or activist. So the argument in this essay is that Goff —…A response icon1A response icon1
