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IN FOCUS | CONSCIOUSNESS
Panpsychism – the idea that all matter, including rocks and
particles, is conscious – is growing in popularity. Why? Because
this theory may answer one of the biggest questions in science
WORDS: PROF YUJIN NAGASAWA
Yujin is a professor of philosophy at the University of Birmingham. His new
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book Miracles: A Very Short Introduction will be out in November. He
tweets from @yujinnagasawa
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