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Sean Carroll and Barry Loewer: What Does Physics Tell Us About Consciousness?

Sean Carroll and Barry Loewer: What Does Physics Tell Us About Consciousness?

FromMind Chat


Sean Carroll and Barry Loewer: What Does Physics Tell Us About Consciousness?

FromMind Chat

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Length:
130 minutes
Released:
Jun 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We previously had a long chat with Sean Carroll. A big bone of contention with Philip and Sean was the degree to which physics constrains our theory of consciousness. We decided it would be good to explore this issue in its own right, with a bit of help from esteemed philosophy of physics Sean Carroll (Rutgers University). These are Sean's articles we discuss (the latter is a response to Philip's book 'Galileo's Error'): https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.07884 https://philpapers.org/rec/CARCAT-33. Recorded 6 May 2022.
Released:
Jun 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Philip Goff is a philosopher who thinks consciousness pervades the universe. Keith Frankish is a philosopher who thinks consciousness* doesn't even exist. From their very different perspectives, Keith and Philip interview leading scientists and philosophers of consciousness, engaging and debating in a friendly way in pursuit of truth. Mind Chat aims to be highly accessible, allowing those with no background in science and/or philosophy to get a grip on the cutting edge of the field. (*To be more precise, Keith thinks *phenomenal* consciousness doesn't exist; listen to find out what this is.)