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34. Colin McGinn — Paradoxes, Puzzles, and Philosophy

34. Colin McGinn — Paradoxes, Puzzles, and Philosophy

FromThe Michael Shermer Show


34. Colin McGinn — Paradoxes, Puzzles, and Philosophy

FromThe Michael Shermer Show

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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In their second Science Salon conversation Michael Shermer and Colin McGinn consider the broader sweep of philosophy after their first encounter in which they focused on consciousness, free will, and God. In this dialogue they review some of the paradoxes and puzzles of philosophy, pseudo-questions, realism v. antirealism, how to deal with unknown unknowns, immortality and the nature of the self and soul, and how McGinn and Daniel Dennett differ in their positions on mysterianism. Another hard-hitting and illuminating conversation. If you missed it, listen to part 1 of this dialogue with Colin McGinn: Mysterianism, Consciousness, Free Will, and God (Science Salon # 29). This remote Science Salon was recorded on July 20, 2018.
Released:
Aug 22, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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In the tradition of the Enlightenment salons that helped drive the Age of Reason, Science Salon is a series of conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, scholars, and thinkers, about the most important issues of our time.