Tag: Paco Calvo

Three pitchers of the green pitcher plant (Sarracenia oreophila) in natural habitat, Alabama, USA

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
September 10, 2026

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind, Plant Mind

Tagged
4E cognitive science, Amanda Gefter, Minimal Intelligence Lab, Paco Calvo}

Unexpected: Plants Undermine Materialist Consciousness Theory?

_{Plant scientist Calvo’s critique of neuron-based theories appears not to be hippie panpsychism; he is asking hard science questions} _{Denyse O'Leary
September 10, 2026

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Philosophy of Mind, Plant Mind}

If cognition can exist without a specific material substrate, one possible implication is that an underlying force seeks expression by whatever means are available.

Cozy morning with coffee and a book by the sunny window with plants

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
June 18, 2026

Categorized
Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics

Tagged
Animism, Hard Problem of consciousness (as not so hard), Natalie Lawrence, Paco Calvo, Planta Sapiens (2022), Plants as conscious}

Consciousness in Plants Rebrands an Exploded Materialism

_{It’s not so much that consciousness in plants is being demonstrated as that what consciousness means is changing so as to include plants} _{Denyse O'Leary
June 18, 2026

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Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics}

Instead of being expected to believe that human consciousness is an illusion, we may believe it exists — along with the cabbage mind and the electron mind.

Close-up of a green plant with sunlight illuminating the leaves on the right side of the image

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 4, 2024

Categorized
Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics

Tagged
Elizabeth Kolbert, Featured, František Baluška, Locked-in syndrome, Paco Calvo, Plant rights, Plants as sentient, Thomas Nagel, Zoë Schlanger}

Three Recent Books Argue for Consciousness in Plants

_{The award-winning environment journalist who reviews the books tackles the question, “If so, is it right to eat even plants?”} _{Denyse O'Leary
October 4, 2024

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Panpsychism, Plant Mind, Politics}

The idea that plants can “feel” things, based on their complex reactions, may stem from a misunderstanding of categories of consciousness.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 29, 2022

Categorized
Human exceptionalism, Panpsychism

Tagged
Paco Calvo, Plants (consciousness issue)}

Yes, Plants May Be Conscious Too, Says Researcher

_{Paco Calvo has authored many papers in respected journals; his view is another instance of panpsychism overtaking materialism in science} _{Denyse O'Leary
August 29, 2022

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Human exceptionalism, Panpsychism}

It’s not so much that consciousness in plants is being demonstrated as that what consciousness means is changing so as to include plants.