Episode Nineteen: The Ghost as the Machine (with Peter Hampson)

Perhaps the majority of those embedded in philosophy have heard
of the "Ghost in the Machine" analogy, introduced initially by
Gilbert Ryle. It is one piece of the puzzle that is the
conversation on consciousness. In this episode, Tolu and Kristina
are joined by Peter Hampson from Blackfriars in Oxford, UK. Peter
has a unique take on the subject because he has acquired degrees
in both psychology and theology. They discuss what a monist
perspective looks like from a psychological and theological
perspective. They also discuss how both disciplines can inform
one another on a topic as complex as consciousness. The term of
the episode is Theology. 


Peter's Recommendations:


The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of
the Western World by Iain McGilchrist


Thomas Fuchs' Monograph 


Understanding Consciousness by Max Velmans 


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