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Evan Thompson on the philosophy of biopsychism | Living Mirrors #93
Evan Thompson on the philosophy of biopsychism | Living Mirrors #93
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68 minutes
Released:
May 6, 2022
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Evan Thompson is a philosopher and professor at the University of British Columbia. He specialises in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science, as well as in cross-cultural philosophy, with a particular interest in Chinese and Indian philosophy and the dialogue between Buddhism and the Western philosophical tradition. He’s the author of several books including Mind and Life, Why I’m not a Buddhist, The Embodied Mind, co-authored with Francisco Varela and Eleanor Rosch, and Waking, Dreaming, Being. Today we discuss the idea that all life is conscious, known as biopsychism, and the issues it raises form a philosophical perspective.
Released:
May 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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