Ranked #1
15 - You're Wrong to Hate Philosophy
15 - You're Wrong to Hate Philosophy
I try to answer the question, "What's the value of philosophy?" This is a sequel to episode one of this podcast, Is phil... Read more
20 Dec 2019
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12mins
Ranked #2
14 - In Defense of Ideology
14 - In Defense of Ideology
Is ideology a bad thing? Should we strive to free ourselves from ideology? I think there is a lot of confusion around th... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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10mins
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10 - Objections to Panpsychism (pt. I)
10 - Objections to Panpsychism (pt. I)
We address four common objections to panpsychism, argue that a heavier burden falls on the materialist than the panpsych... Read more
18 Oct 2019
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27mins
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12 - The Combination Problem and Integrated Information Theory (Objections pt. III) [Patron Feed]
12 - The Combination Problem and Integrated Information Theory (Objections pt. III) [Patron Feed]
The Combination Problem is widely considered to be the most serious difficulty facing panpsychism. The exact nature of t... Read more
30 Oct 2019
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10mins
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11 - Objections to Panpsychism (pt. II)
11 - Objections to Panpsychism (pt. II)
We discuss a few more common objections to panpsychism, including Dan Dennett’s pan-nifty-ism, mysterianism, the woo acc... Read more
22 Oct 2019
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12mins
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13 - Panpsychism: Epilogue
13 - Panpsychism: Epilogue
The conclusion of our series on panpsychism, the view that the what-it-is-like-ness of conscious experience is fundament... Read more
22 Nov 2019
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33mins
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09 - Panpsychism: Four Premises (teaser)
09 - Panpsychism: Four Premises (teaser)
"Panpsychism," says Thomas Nagel, “appears to follow from a few simple premises, each of which is more plausible than it... Read more
29 Sep 2019
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6mins
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22 - Has Physics Debunked Panpsychism? Answering Sabine Hossenfelder
22 - Has Physics Debunked Panpsychism? Answering Sabine Hossenfelder
Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder wrote a critique of panpsychism that’s become widely-cited in The Panpsychism ... Read more
30 Mar 2020
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18mins
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21 - Élan Vital and Panpsychism
21 - Élan Vital and Panpsychism
Is panpsychism the modern élan vital? Though many opponents of panpsychism have drawn the comparison, élan vital is a te... Read more
25 Mar 2020
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12mins
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20 - Aaron Rabinowitz on Neutral Monism and Panpsychism
20 - Aaron Rabinowitz on Neutral Monism and Panpsychism
I’m joined by Aaron Rabinowitz of Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space to discuss his view of consciousness and it... Read more
17 Mar 2020
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36mins
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19 - Panpsychism: "Show me the evidence!"
19 - Panpsychism: "Show me the evidence!"
We answer one of the more common challenges issued to panpsychists: some variation of “Show me the evidence.” We discuss... Read more
21 Feb 2020
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10mins
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18 - From Wolves to Dogs
18 - From Wolves to Dogs
Happy Darwin Day! We discuss geneticist Dimitri Belyaev’s efforts to domesticate the Russian silver fox, and how his exp... Read more
12 Feb 2020
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7mins
Ranked #13
17 - Antinatalism
17 - Antinatalism
I am not an antinatalist. It would seem, however, that the idea has been growing in popularity. I hold that 'the asymmet... Read more
23 Jan 2020
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33mins
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16 - Work and Its Own
16 - Work and Its Own
This episode is a work of fiction. The PDF is available here: Work and Its Own, or In Defense of Those Who Take Really L... Read more
18 Jan 2020
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20mins
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08 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness and Panpsychism
08 - The Hard Problem of Consciousness and Panpsychism
We discuss two kinds of emergence, our evolved ‘theory of mind’ module, our epistemological foundations regarding the in... Read more
12 Sep 2019
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25mins