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204 - Philip Goff: Panpsychism and the Mystery of Consciousness

204 - Philip Goff: Panpsychism and the Mystery of Consciousness

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Philip Goff is a professor of philosophy at Durham University in
the United Kingdom, where he researches consciousness and the
philosophy of mind. He is the best known proponent of a view
about consciousness known as panpsychism, which takes mentality
to be fundamental in the world rather than something that either
emerges out of complex structures or exists parallel to physical
objects (as an immaterial property of things like souls). In this
episode, Robinson and Philip discuss the major camps in the
debate over consciousness, including physicalism, dualism, and
panpsychism, touching on both their strengths and weaknesses.
They then turn to a few questions raised in Philip’s most recent
book, Why? The Purpose of the Universe (Oxford, 2023), in which
he seeks to find a middle ground between atheism and deism.

Why? The Purpose of the Universe: https://a.co/d/2cqj5Us

Philip’s Website: https://philipgoffphilosophy.com

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

04:41 Philip’s Interest in Consciousness

8:11 What Is Consciousness?

14:36 Is Consciousness a Spectrum?

19:42 On Dualism About Consciousness

31:37 On Physicalism and the Mind

46:56 What Is Panpsychism?

53:27 The Best Arguments for Panpsychism

57:11 Panpsychism and the Combination Problem

1:02:20 On Panpsychism and Parapsychology

1:07:06 On Panpsychism and Free Will

1:13:04 On the Fine-Tuning Problem

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of
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