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61 - Keith Frankish: Illusionism and The Philosophy of Mind

61 - Keith Frankish: Illusionism and The Philosophy of Mind

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Keith Frankish is an Honorary Professor in the Philosophy
Department at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research
Fellow with the Open University, an Adjunct Professor with the
Brain and Mind Program at the University of Crete, and editor of
the Cambridge University Press series Elements in Philosophy of
Mind. He is best known for his “two-level” view of the human
mind, covered in his book Mind and Supermind, and his defense of
the philosophical thesis known as illusionism, which holds that
phenomenal consciousness is an illusion. Robinson and Keith
discuss a variety of aspects of illusionism, including just what
it is—and isn’t—its relationship to free will, and how the thesis
engages with academic literature outside of philosophy (please
see http://nivea.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/#CB for Kevin O’Regan’s
demonstrations of change blindness, which are referenced in the
conversation). You can keep up with Keith and his work on his
website, Keithfrankish.com, or through his Twitter account,
@keithfrankish. He is also, along with Philip Goff, the host of
the podcast MindChat, which you can find at
https://www.youtube.com/@MindChat/.

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

OUTLINE:

00:00 In This Episode…

00:43 Introduction

5:42 What Is the Hard Problem of Consciousness?

16:40 Tactics for Accounting for Anomalous Phenomena

22:14 An Illusionism Primer

42:13 Eliminative Materialism and Illusionism

45:18 Reading the Scientific Literature

59:19 Observing Other Minds

1:14:37 Is Free Will an Illusion?

1:23:18 Cognitive Science and Illusionism

1:55:34 A Thought Experiment Concerning Anesthesia

2:02:46 A Poetry Reading

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