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Noam Chomsky on Consciousness, Reality, Mind Body Connection, and Mathematical Realism
Noam Chomsky on Consciousness, Reality, Mind Body Connection, and Mathematical Realism
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xNXqAaF_cxU
Consciousness has NOT been explained, says Chomsky.
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LINKS MENTIONED:
-April Fools / Ranking every TOE: https://youtu.be/QOV1pcSOoZ4
-April Fools / Announcements for TOE: https://youtu.be/a5hp-7sGo0A
-Chomsky TOE playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlORiRfcaQe8ZdxKxF-e2BCY
-Chomsky TOE playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlORiRfcaQe8ZdxKxF-e2BCY
-Dennett's Quining Qualia: https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/papers/quinqual.htm
-Michael Levin TOE podcast: https://youtu.be/Z0TNfysTazc
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:41 Putnam and Mathematical Realism
00:09:06 Are numbers "real"?
00:10:01 Text vs. Meaning / Content vs. Meaning
00:13:28 Are all words "contrast words"? (only making sense in terms of their negation)
00:16:01 How can the word "meaningless" ever be "meaningful"?
00:17:38 Reference vs. Referent
00:28:32 Daniel Dennett's "Quining Qualia"
00:30:44 Consciousness explained?
00:34:27 Mind Body dualism ("body" is no more fundamental than "mind")
00:44:32 Is Chomsky an idealist?
00:46:29 We can't answer anything with certainty
00:50:53 Articulating what's ambiguous (what the heck is going on!?)
00:58:24 Studying consciousness from the 1st person vs 3rd person perspective
00:59:34 How do we generate "definitions"
01:04:59 Curt's question to the audience (for linguists)
* * *
Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.
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Consciousness has NOT been explained, says Chomsky.
Sponsors:
-Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off
-Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and website https://algo.com
Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal
Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE
PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt
Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs
iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e
Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch
LINKS MENTIONED:
-April Fools / Ranking every TOE: https://youtu.be/QOV1pcSOoZ4
-April Fools / Announcements for TOE: https://youtu.be/a5hp-7sGo0A
-Chomsky TOE playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlORiRfcaQe8ZdxKxF-e2BCY
-Chomsky TOE playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlORiRfcaQe8ZdxKxF-e2BCY
-Dennett's Quining Qualia: https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/papers/quinqual.htm
-Michael Levin TOE podcast: https://youtu.be/Z0TNfysTazc
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:41 Putnam and Mathematical Realism
00:09:06 Are numbers "real"?
00:10:01 Text vs. Meaning / Content vs. Meaning
00:13:28 Are all words "contrast words"? (only making sense in terms of their negation)
00:16:01 How can the word "meaningless" ever be "meaningful"?
00:17:38 Reference vs. Referent
00:28:32 Daniel Dennett's "Quining Qualia"
00:30:44 Consciousness explained?
00:34:27 Mind Body dualism ("body" is no more fundamental than "mind")
00:44:32 Is Chomsky an idealist?
00:46:29 We can't answer anything with certainty
00:50:53 Articulating what's ambiguous (what the heck is going on!?)
00:58:24 Studying consciousness from the 1st person vs 3rd person perspective
00:59:34 How do we generate "definitions"
01:04:59 Curt's question to the audience (for linguists)
* * *
Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Apr 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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