If consciousness can’t be explained within the conceptual toolbox of physicalism, then what’s an alternative theory? Are we stuck with dualism?
This is my breakdown of the interview with Professor Bram about consciousness, machine intelligence, and the implications of rejecting reductive physicalism.
Since recorded history, people have been talking about “religious” or “spiritual” experiences. It’s a shame that intellectuals are no longer able to discuss them openly. It’s become taboo.
Fortunately, my guest doesn’t care about taboos, and he shares some details about his own religious experiences, and I do as well.
We’re not the only intellectuals with these experiences, and it’s about time we start talking about it. The ideas are too important to leave unexamined.
Buddhist philosophy focuses on some of the most difficult questions in philosophy – what is the “self”? What is the self’s relationship to consciousness? Are there meaningful boundaries in the universe, or is everything a mental construction?
To help me answer these questions, I’m joined by Dr. Janet Gyatso of Harvard University, who is the professor of Buddhist studies.
Is the Trump phenomenon reactionary? Is it a cultural movement? What do conservatives think about Trump?
I’m joined by the distinguished Dr. Harvey Mansfield, who has been teaching political philosophy at Harvard for more than 50 years. He has a distinctive conservative voice, and he shares his analysis of the 2016 election.
I have basic questions about Christian theology – What is God? Who is Jesus? What’s the connection between humans and God? What does it mean to be “saved”? Does Christianity imply dualism?
To find answers, I spoke with the theologian Dr. Ian McFarland at the University of Cambridge in England.
It’s no secret that I’m a curmudgeon. My rule of thumb is that “everybody is wrong about everything all the time.” However, this extreme skepticism might be a methodological mistake. To challenge me, I’m joined by T.K. Coleman, who is one of the most positive thinkers around.