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‘Neurophilosophy’ is the view that all that is mental or mind or consciousness can be solved ultimately by neuroscience. ‘Neuromania’ is the view that...
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Why Obsess about Free Will? [Consciousness] Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But some say that ‘free will’...
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Episode 09
Season 12
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Why do we spend so much of our lives not awake? What do sleeping and dreaming reveal about consciousness?
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Dualism claims reality has two parts, a physical and a nonphysical (mental or spiritual), both equally real. Dualism is believed by most people but rejected by most...
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Season 15
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Does everything about a person disappear at death? The body? Sure, it’s gone. The brain? It stops working, then dissolves. But what about awareness? Does our...
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Sleep feels good but most think it a waste of time. Recent research shows quite the opposite: sleep is essential for bodily health and mental well-being, affecting the immune...
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Throughout history, dreams have fascinated and mystified. Messages from God? Images of the subconscious? Much about dreams is myth. What’s real? Science is now studying...
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What makes a human a ‘person’? What provides our sense of unity and continuity? While most assume that to be a person is to have a soul, most philosophers—and...
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Throughout history, dreams have fascinated and mystified. Messages from God? Images of the subconscious? Much about dreams is myth. What’s real?
Episode 08
Season 10
26:46
Why is free will such a complex puzzle, enough to drive philosophers slightly mad? Free will probes consciousness, examines what it means to pick, choose, select, decide. But...
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Does the mind work like a computer? Are mental processes the product of computation in that information processing is the essence of mind or consciousness? This view is...
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