Physicalism
The physical world is fundamental; mind emerges within it.
A provisional atlas
What is
real?
Six positions in a much larger territory. Proximity suggests a question worth asking—not philosophical agreement.
Idealism
Mind or experience is fundamental to what exists.
Panpsychism
Experience, in minimal form, is a basic feature of matter.
Many-Worlds
Quantum evolution never collapses; outcomes persist in branches.
Copenhagen
Quantum descriptions yield definite results through measurement.
Enactivism
Cognition arises through embodied action in an environment.
This map is an orientation device, not a ranking. Positions compress active debates and internal disagreements.