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What Things are Real?

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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.

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John Hawthorne

John Hawthorne works on contemporary metaphysics, epistemology, knowledge, meaning

Christopher Isham

Christopher Isham is a theoretical physicist working on quantum theory, logic, gravity

Galen Strawson

Galen Strawson works on philosophy of mind (experience, selves) advocating physicalist...

George Ellis

George Ellis works on cosmology, gravitation, metaphysics (possibility spaces), ethics

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