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Ep. 21 - Biological Naturalism | Dr. John Searle

Ep. 21 - Biological Naturalism | Dr. John Searle

FromPatterson in Pursuit


Ep. 21 - Biological Naturalism | Dr. John Searle

FromPatterson in Pursuit

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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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The mind-body problem has been discussed for thousands of years. Does consciousness require the supernatural?  Dr. John Searle emphatically says no. He's known for his own resolution to the mind-body problem, called "biological naturalism", and that's what we discuss today. It fits somewhere between eliminative physicalism and dualism. Get full access to Steve Patterson's Substack at stevepatterson.substack.com/subscribe
Released:
Sep 4, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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Interviews with intellectuals from across the globe. Exploring philosophy, politics, religion, and rationalism. Steve Patterson is an independent philosopher currently traveling the world to interview people in the pursuit of truth. Topics include logic and epistemology, skepticism, metaphysics, ethics, science and religion, truth, Christianity, Buddhism, atheism, culture, economics, the philosophy of mathematics, and every other topic that's important to humans.