Abstract
Here I outline an alternative to panpsychism, premised on the interface theory of perception, that too subscribes to a 'post- Galilean' research programme. However, interface theorists disagree along several lines. (1) They note that Galileo's distinction should be replaced by a truly non-dual account, referring to a difference of degree only. (2) They highly appreciate the role of mathematics, in particular when it comes to actually engaging scientifically with consciousness. Some notable features of the interface theory are its scepticism towards our epistemic capacities and its rejection of the existence of a public, physical reality. In addition, some interface theorists further employ a thin concept of 'conscious agency' to ground their theory. The interface theory leaves open many of the problems of consciousness science (e.g. what is a 'self'?) as questions for further (scientific, mathematical) research.
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