Rupert Sheldrake | Recent Panpsychism and its Problems

Recording of a talk given at the Panpsychism: Problems and Prospects conference, hosted by the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism on Monday 19th June 2023.

[@orionxtc1119]

I could listen to Prof. Sheldrake for hours.... he explains so well and he has great humour!!!

[@CarolPrice4p]

Rupert *glowing* in that Dazzling shirt!🤩 😃

[@annmariemccard4709]

Yes, a morphic, or conscious field, has an inherent memory through their connection to the original action that caused them. Much like a stone thrown into a pond where each wave is connected to that previous action, has a memory of the previous action.

[@NigelPJ]

Please get better recording equipment - the visual quality is very poor and that makes it difficult to enjoy the excellent contents.

[@annmariemccard4709]

The sun, energetic without a doubt, is composed of energy. All energy is conscious, the result of a dynamic imbalance between the energy action of energy within and upon itself, and the persistence of the identity that energy creates.

[@Anders01]

I'm not sure about panpsychism but I do believe that reality is at the foundation similar to the graph in the Wolfram Physics Project and that consciousness emerges when information is combined similar to the Integrated Information Theory. So that in theory things can become conscious! Maybe not by themselves but via our consciousness.

[@donlodge1230]

Great speaker. Terrible quality sound and video. Unwatchable.

[@orionxtc1119]

Use ear/headphones...

[@orionxtc1119]

Dark Matter and Dark Energy may be interfering....

[@dherrsche]

If the Cambridge Centre has the clout and means to attract such an esteemed speaker, one would expect the videography to not appear as if a child smeared its dirty fingers on the lenses! Plus how so few attendees attracted? And why do those who are lucky enough to be there seem so bored? This recording is a disgrace to your organization and I hope there are profuse apologies extended to Professor Sheldrake. And, while you’re at it, as someone who would have loved nothing more than to have been there as a rapt student, I’d like one too, because I care enough for the revelatory lessons forthcoming to suffer through the distractingly dismal visuals. Ugh!!!