#621 Jack Symes - The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast; Philosophers on Consciousness
RECORDED ON APRIL 25th 2022.
Jack Symes is the producer of The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast and editor of the Bloomsbury series, Talking about Philosophy. He is currently Teacher and Researcher of Philosophy at the University of Liverpool, UK. He is the editor of Philosophers on Consciousness: Talking about the Mind.
In this episode, we focus on Philosophers on Consciousness. We first talk about The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast. We discuss what consciousness is, why it matters, and philosophical approaches to it. We ask what we need consciousness for. We talk about the evolution of consciousness, the hard problem of consciousness, illusionism, panpsychism, and supernatural approaches to consciousness. Finally, we discuss what philosophy is about, and its relationship to science.
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Intro
How The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast started
What is consciousness?
Why does consciousness matter?
Philosophical approaches to consciousness
What do we need consciousness for?
Consciousness and ethics
The evolution of consciousness
The hard problem of consciousness
Illusionism – could consciousness be an illusion?
Panpsychism
Supernatural approaches to consciousness
Which approach does Dr. Symes prefer?
Philosophy, and its relationship to science
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Follow Dr. Symes’ work:
Faculty page: https://bit.ly/3qXRYuW
PhilPeople profile: https://bit.ly/35BlBe4
Twitter handle: @_JackSymes
Panpsycast: https://bit.ly/3LAFyRr
Philosophers on Consciousness: https://bit.ly/3iY4RRf