My guest today is Philip Goff. Phillip is a philosopher known for his work on consciousness and the philosophy of mind, particularly for his defense of panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a fundamental feature of the universe. He's an associate professor at Durham University in the UK. His books include "Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness", and "Consciousness and Fundamental Reality".

Phillip is an advocate of a controversial but very interesting theory of consciousness known as panpsychism, and he defends it as well as I have ever heard it defended. However, before we get there in this conversation, we rehearse what may be familiar ground to some listeners. We talk about the hard problem of consciousness as opposed to the easy problems of consciousness. We talk about the problem with materialist explanations of consciousness. We talk about the problem with dualist explanations of consciousness. Phillip challenges my narrative about scientific progress in a really interesting way. We talk about the global workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness. We talk about the principle of parsimony in science and how it relates to rival theories of consciousness. And finally, we get to Phillip's case for panpsychism. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:20 Challenging Scientific Progress In Consciousness Research
00:04:21 The Existence And Enigma Of Consciousness
00:06:31 The Hard Problem Of Consciousness: Exploring The Origins
00:09:38 Exploring The Mystery Of Consciousness And Materialism
00:13:16 The Ignored Consciousness: Galileo's Influence On The Scientific Approach
00:15:31 Rethinking Science: The Missing Element Of Consciousness
00:18:24 Debating Consciousness And Dualism: Exploring The Limits Of Scientific Explanation
00:21:47 Exploring Dualism And Abortion's Permissibility
00:23:54 Dualism: Exploring The Relationship Between Material And Consciousness
00:28:18 David Chalmers' Views On Psychophysics And Consciousness
00:32:33 The Importance Of Integration In Consciousness
00:34:29 Connectivity And The Turing Test
00:36:46 The Global Workspace Theory: Bringing Information Into Consciousness
00:38:41 Can Integrated Information Theory And Global Workspace Theory Graduate The Hard Problem Of Consciousness Into Testable Science?
00:40:56 Invisible Consciousness: Challenging Science's Quantitative Approach
00:42:25 Incomplete Theories Of Consciousness: Examining Brain Activity And Experience
00:45:27 Exploring The Mystery Of Consciousness And Neural Processes
00:49:07 The Importance Of Philosophy In Understanding Consciousness
00:53:29 Contemplating The Coherence Of David Chalmers' Consciousness Hypothesis
00:57:08 The Connection Between Physics And Consciousness
00:59:35 The Relationship Between Consciousness And Physics: Exploring The Breath Of Fire In Equations
01:03:08 The Role Of Mathematics In Describing The Fundamental Nature Of The Universe
01:07:51 The Behavior Of Mass And Charge
01:10:05 Integrating Quantum Field Theory And Panpsychism:
01:14:08 Integrated Information Theory And Consciousness In The Brain
01:17:19 Exploring The Evolution Of Consciousness And Its Fundamental Nature
01:19:01 The Illusion Of Unity In Consciousness
01:21:06 Artificial Consciousness - A Future Milestone Or Distant Dream?
01:25:11 Challenges Of Classic Atheism And Belief In God

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