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Francois Kammerer and Luke Roelofs: Illusionism or Panpsychism?

Francois Kammerer and Luke Roelofs: Illusionism or Panpsychism?

FromMind Chat


Francois Kammerer and Luke Roelofs: Illusionism or Panpsychism?

FromMind Chat

ratings:
Length:
123 minutes
Released:
Apr 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Mind Chat is back!! We've been a bit delayed due to illness in the family and Philip needing to finish a book. This is our delayed Christmas special, and will involve sherry, mince pies, and Christmas jumpers. Last Christmas special, Keith and Philip debated illusionism versus panpsychism. This year, we thought we'd invite a leading illusionist and panpsychist from the next generation of thinkers. Dr Francois Kammerer and Dr Luke Roelofs are both Postdoctoral Research Associates at the Centre for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at New York University. They have both done incredibly interesting and provocative work defending illusionism and panpsychism, respectively. We're going to have a formal debate-style show, with a Twitter Poll to decide which view is correct. But as you might expect from Mind Chat, this is more in the spirit of fun than a macho fight to prove who's right.

⁠https://www.francoiskammerer.com/⁠
⁠https://www.lukeroelofs.com/⁠


Released:
Apr 10, 2023
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.)