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Walden Pod

Walden Pod is a philosophy, science, and culture podcast hosted by Emerson Green (Counter Apologetics Podcast (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/counter-apologetics/id1273573417) ).

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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

12mins

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7mins

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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

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

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

25mins

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