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Befriending Utility Monsters: Being the Adult in the Room when Talking About the Hedonic Extremes

Befriending Utility Monsters: Being the Adult in the Room when Talking About the Hedonic Extremes

FromBuilding a Science of Consciousness


Befriending Utility Monsters: Being the Adult in the Room when Talking About the Hedonic Extremes

FromBuilding a Science of Consciousness

ratings:
Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Nov 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, we explore what it means to be responsible and sensible when confronted with the fact that pain and pleasure follow a long tail distribution? When discussing ultra-painful or ultra-blissful experiences one needs to take off the glasses we use to reason about "room temperature consciousness" and put on glasses that actually take these states with the seriousness they deserve.
Released:
Nov 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (63)

The Qualia Research Institute (QRI.org) is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit research group studying consciousness in a consistent, meaningful, and rigorous way. Our goal is to spread the ideas of our institute in a more accessible way and to support the research being done by our members.