Philip Goff is a professor of philosophy at Durham University. His main research focus is consciousness, but he is interested in many questions about the nature of reality. He is most known for defending panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the physical world. He is the author of Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness and Why? The Purpose of the Universe.
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Timestamps:
[00:00:00] Start.
[00:06:24] What is panpsychism?
[00:11:19] Common misunderstandings about panpsychism.
[00:16:08] Roger Penrose and quantum consciousness.
[00:17:26] Gödel’s incompleteness theorem.
[00:19:22] The challenges of scientific consensus on consciousness.
[00:21:35] Integrated Information Theory (IIT).
[00:27:17] What early quantum pioneers like Max Planck and Niels Bohr thought about consciousness.
[00:33:15] Defining consciousness and qualia.
[00:35:41] Galileo’s Error: How science removed consciousness from study.
[00:41:03] Materialist vs. panpsychist.
[00:43:30] The neuroanatomical seat of consciousness debate.
[00:45:41] Scientific challenges around the public observation of consciousness.
[00:50:35] Exploring potential payoffs and ethical considerations of figuring out consciousness.
[00:57:01] How virtual reality reminded Philip to appreciate ordinary reality.
[01:00:31] Bertrand Russell and William James as philosophical heroes.
[01:02:05] Science seems mum on the matter of matter.
[01:06:53] William James and mystical experiences.
[01:09:20] Philip’s journey as a “heretical Christian.”
[01:19:23] Why Philip left Christianity at age 14.
[01:20:20] Rediscovering mystical tradi
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