video Episode Is Consciousness an Illusion? Watch Next Being in the World- A Tribute to Hubert Dreyfus Does Consciousness Require a Radical Explanation? How Does the Subconscious Affect Us? Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism? Can Enlarged Materialism Explain Consciousness? Can Brain Alone Explain Consciousness? Details Share Is consciousness something special in the universe, a carrier of meaning and purpose? Or is consciousness a mere artifact of the brain, a by-product of evolution? I hope consciousness is special, which is why I must be a skeptic. Related Topics ConsciousnessConsciousnessMystery of Consciousness Featured In Season 10The Mystery of Consciousness Contributors Nicholas Humphrey Nicholas Humphrey is known for the evolution of primate intelligence & consciousness;... Julian Baggini Julian Baggini promotes philosophy of rationality, truth, atheism/secularism, personal... Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Rebecca Goldstein, philosopher & novelist, writes on mind-body, God, Plato, Spinoza,... Galen Strawson Galen Strawson works on philosophy of mind (experience, selves) advocating physicalist... Anthony Grayling A.C. Grayling is a philosopher of epistemology, metaphysics, logic and ethics Raymond Tallis Raymond Tallis is a physician & neuroscientist, philosopher, critic, essayist, poet,...
Nicholas Humphrey Nicholas Humphrey is known for the evolution of primate intelligence & consciousness;...
Julian Baggini Julian Baggini promotes philosophy of rationality, truth, atheism/secularism, personal...
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein Rebecca Goldstein, philosopher & novelist, writes on mind-body, God, Plato, Spinoza,...
Galen Strawson Galen Strawson works on philosophy of mind (experience, selves) advocating physicalist...
Raymond Tallis Raymond Tallis is a physician & neuroscientist, philosopher, critic, essayist, poet,...
Hubert Dreyfus, renowned philosopher of phenomenology, died in 2017. A few years earlier, we discussed consciousness, AI, God, creation, religion, body and soul, existence,... video Being in the World- A Tribute to Hubert Dreyfus Episode 09 Season 18 26:47 Watch
What causes consciousness? Our inner sense of awareness is at once most mundane and most bizarre. No explanation makes sense. Here are three novel candidates for explaining... video Does Consciousness Require a Radical Explanation? Episode 04 Season 18 26:48 Watch
There is more to our mental lives than the current content of our awareness. Our subconscious affects what we sense, think, feel and do. How does the subconscious work its... video How Does the Subconscious Affect Us? Episode 03 Season 17 26:48 Watch
Does anything exist beyond the physical world? If yes, could consciousness undermine materialism? If no, could consciousness confirm materialism? It’s the big test. video Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism? Episode 09 Season 16 26:48 Watch
Materialism is the belief that only physical things are real. But physical things seem so utterly different from mental things. Could there be more to materialism than the... video Can Enlarged Materialism Explain Consciousness? Episode 08 Season 16 26:48 Watch
Can physical facts about the brain account for mental experiences of the mind? Has philosophy of mind made progress? We take a 15-year journey with John Searle and David... video Can Brain Alone Explain Consciousness? Episode 07 Season 16 26:46 Watch