In the

philosophy of mind

,

panpsychism

(

/pænˈsaɪkɪzəm/

) is the view that the

mind

or a mind-like aspect is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of reality.

[1]

It is also described as a theory that "the mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists throughout the universe".

[2]

It is one of the oldest philosophical theories, and has been... See more

Panpsychism is the idea that everything, every particle, the ink on the page, the atoms, all have some infinitesimal degree of psyche or consciousness, and somehow this consciousness is combined in some way from our cells and the rest of our bodies to create this kind of superconsciousness.