This influential article set into motion the resurgence of thought around panpsychism within the field of philosophy of mind. To quote Nagel’s introduction to the chapter, “By panpsychism I mean the view that the basic physical constituents of the universe have mental properties, whether or not they are parts of living organisms. It appears to follow from a few simple premises, each of which is more plausible than its denial, though not perhaps more plausible than the denial of panpsychism.”