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What’s the world as it really is? Not filtered, not represented, not interpreted. Bedrock reality. Meaning and purpose, if any, depends on it. But can we know if what we... video Critical Realism in Science & Theology Episode 02 Season 18 26:48 Watch
Lots of things exist. But what’s truly fundamental? The challenge is to discern the minimum number of basic categories that explains the entirety of existence. video What Exists? Episode 10 Season 17 26:48 Watch
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Everyone wants to know ‘Truth’. But what is Truth? People argue about Truth; people fight about Truth—consider politics and religion. But what is the basic meaning of... video What is Truth? Episode 05 Season 14 26:47 Watch
Is the physical world real? Or an expression of consciousness. Is consciousness real? Or an illusion? Is there a spirit world? Many dismiss anything other than the physical. video What Things are Real? Episode 08 Season 13 26:47 Watch
Some think metaphysics is ancient nonsense; others that it’s the bizarre occult. Real metaphysics asks the most profound questions, seeks the deepest truths. video Does Metaphysics Reveal Reality? Episode 08 Season 09 26:46 Watch
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When you ask “what things really exist”, and you think deeply about this universal probe, you see the whole world anew. It’s such a simple question; how... video What Things Really Exist? Episode 04 Season 03 26:46 Watch
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How do Buddhism, Chinese traditions, and Hinduism address the ultimate essence of all things, the ground of being? What are transcendence, oneness, interconnectivity,... playlist Metaphysics: Essence and Existence (Part I) Topic Series 4 videos 43:46 Watch
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Scott Aaronson Professor of Computer Science; Director, Quantum Information Center, University of Texas at Austin
David Albert Professor of Philosophy and Director of the M.A. Program in The Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Columbia University
Francisco Ayala Former University Professor, Professor of Biological Sciences, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Irvine
David Chalmers Professor of Philosophy and Co-director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness, New York University
William Lane Craig Philosopher and Philosophical Theologian; Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, Biola University
Daniel Dennett Former University Professor, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University
Jay Garfield Professor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne; Doris Silbert Professor in the Humanities, Smith College
Arthur Hyman Professor of Philosophy, former Dean of the Bernard Revel Graduate School, and Rabbi, Yeshiva University
Andrew Loke Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Hong Kong Baptist University; Elected Fellow, International Society for Science and Religion
Tom McLeish Professor (Emeritus) of Natural Philosophy, Department of Physics, University of York, UK
Yujin Nagasawa Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics; Professor of the Philosophy, University of Oklahoma
Carlo Rovelli Theoretical Physicist, Centre de Physique Theorique de Luminy; Distinguished Visiting Research Chair, Perimeter Institute
John Searle Former Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Language, University of California, Berkeley
Bas van Fraassen Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, San Francisco State University; McCosh Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Princeton University
Frank Wilczek Nobel Laureate in Physics; Templeton Prize recipient; Emeritus Professor of Physics, MIT; Distinguished Professor in Physics, Arizona State University
Dean Zimmerman Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion, Rutgers University
