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Philosophy of mind
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What the corpus says
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Philip Goff argues consciousness is the ultimate nature of matter, challenging traditional scientific methods.
Panpsychism posits that even basic particles like electrons have simple forms of consciousness.
Goff critiques the scientific worldview for being incompatible with the reality of consciousness, suggesting alienation results.
Panpsychism could bridge the gap between quantitative science and qualitative human experience.
Goff believes uploading minds may lose consciousness due to the absence of physical brain 'stuff'.
Voices on philosophy of mind
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Go read
3 books and papers cited across these episodes.
For the specialist
What experts find new
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At the frontier
Still unresolved
2 open questions flagged across these conversations.
The thinkers
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