Conversations on consciousness, philosophy of mind, non-dualism, phenomenology, and the hard problem.
Curated by: Curt Jaimungal (139 videos)
The deepest dive into philosopher Daniel Dennett's mind. Every episode days early, ad-free, plus my essays: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/subscribe TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Soul 03:18 - Most Important Philosophical Question 12:06 - Do Qualia Exist? 30:28 - Uploading Consciousness 39:55 - Thinking Differently 56:20 - Pragmatism 1:01:06 - Robert Sapolsky 1:12:57 - Philosophers and Scientists 1:29:30 - Patterns and Emergence 1:36:46 - Roger Penrose 1:42:39 - Sailing Boats 1:45:40 - Fictionalism 1:51:12 - Coming Up With Concepts 1:59:55 - Douglas Hofstadter 2:05:30 - AI Alignment Problem 2:11:31 - Q&A NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist. THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel. Support TOE: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Follow TOE: - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt - Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802 - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join LINKS MENTIONED: - I've Been Thinking (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3RVffvf - The Ego of the Mind (Daniel Dennett & Douglas Hofstadter): https://scholar.google.ca/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=3FWe5OQAAAAJ&sortby=pubdate&citation_for_view=3FWe5OQAAAAJ:HE397vMXCloC - The Mind's I ((Daniel Dennett & Douglas Hofstadter): https://amzn.to/3RK4JGa - Determined (Robert Sapolsky): https://amzn.to/3RWMm0P - Podcast w/ Robert Sapolsky on TOE: https://youtu.be/z0IqA1hYKY8 - Elbow Room (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3GT8u77 - The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins): https://amzn.to/3GVyMW3 - The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose): https://amzn.to/3RVmiEb - Podcast w/ Carlo Rovelli on TOE: https://youtu.be/r_fUPbBNmBw - Engineering, Daydreaming, and Control (Daniel Dennett): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360998429_Engineering_Daydreaming_and_Control - Am I a Fictionalist? (Daniel Dennett): https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003091073-23/fictionalist-daniel-dennett - The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins): https://amzn.to/3RX38hu - Consciousness Explained (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/41BHPVO - Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3S6lQmZ - Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3vi0VV2 - Freedom Evolves (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3THPIqL - Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3TDef0g - From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/41yKJL3 - Podcast w/ David Sloan Wilson on TOE: https://youtu.be/o3fG96gvgLU - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman on TOE: https://youtu.be/CmieNQH7Q4w - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Joscha Bach on TOE: https://youtu.be/bhSlYfVtgww - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Philip Goff on TOE: https://youtu.be/MmaIBxkqcT4 - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and John Vervaeke on TOE: https://youtu.be/EwTpdCVsttI - Podcast w/ Anand Vaidya on TOE: https://youtu.be/0BPLcuHnS_A