Podcasts that mention 📚 Galileo's Error by Philip Goff

He is a panpsychist, which means he believes that consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of physical reality; of all matter in the universe. He is the author of 'Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness' and is the host of an excellent podcast called 'Mind Chat.'

The podcast host introduces Philip Goff and highlights his book, 'Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness', emphasizing Goff's expertise as a philosopher focused on the philosophy of mind and consciousness.

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Although I do—the final chapter of my book, Galileo's Era, is more experimental. So the first four chapters are the cold-blooded case for the panpsychist view as the best solution to the hard problem of consciousness.

Philip Goff discusses his book, 'Galileo's Era'—which is likely a reference to 'Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness'—specifically focusing on its final chapter. He emphasizes that this chapter delves into more experimental themes like meaning, free will, and mystical experiences, contrasting with the theoretical framework established in the earlier chapters.

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Um I think it's a categorically different thing than anything else science has studied before. Um and actually Philip Goff has a wonderful book that that explains this very well called Galileo's Error.

The speaker mentions Philip Goff's book 'Galileo's Error' as a resource that explains why consciousness is a categorically different subject for science.

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and you know so and what i've tried to press my you know the reason for the title of my book galileo's error is that you know we shouldn't be surprised that our standard scientific approach can't account for consciousness

Philip Goff, the guest and author, explains the reasoning behind the title of his book, 'Galileo's Error'.

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