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What Is Consciousness? - Philip Goff | Modern Wisdom Podcast #272

Philip Goff is a Professor of Philosophy at Durham University and an author. Consciousness is the most evident of all phenomenons. It's the one thing we can actually be sure of, and yet we have a very limited understanding of what it is and why it's here. Expect to learn the main philosophical positions on consciousness, why Philip thinks the old proposals are insufficient to explain our awareness, what time racism means, why Deepak Chopra just won't leave me alone and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy Galileo's Error (UK) - https://amzn.to/3ixvxY7 Buy Galileo's Error (US) - https://amzn.to/3qyxCWu Check out Philip's Website - https://conscienceandconsciousness.com Check out Philip's Blog - https://www.philipgoffphilosophy.com Follow Philip on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Philip_Goff Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #consciousness #materialism #panpsychism - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: iTunes: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: modernwisdompodcast@gmail.com

Philip GoffguestChris Williamsonhost
Jan 21, 20211h 9mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:04

    Intro

  2. 1:04 – 3:48

    What is Consciousness

  3. 3:48 – 6:36

    Armchair Philosophy Experiment

  4. 6:36 – 8:16

    The Job of Science

  5. 8:16 – 11:27

    Theoretical Progress of Consciousness

  6. 11:27 – 21:25

    Dualism

  7. 21:25 – 24:50

    Physical science and consciousness

  8. 24:50 – 29:25

    Emergent quality

  9. 29:25 – 33:51

    The wrong questions

  10. 33:51 – 36:08

    Time racism

  11. 36:08 – 42:27

    Pan psychism

  12. 42:27 – 44:42

    Fundamental particles

  13. 44:42 – 47:02

    Bottom rung for consciousness

  14. 47:02 – 48:58

    Criticisms of panpsychism

  15. 48:58 – 50:53

    Consciousness emerging from AI

  16. 50:53 – 54:31

    Will the internet become conscious

  17. 54:31 – 1:09:13

    Why does consciousness matter

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