Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2022-02-03
Books mentioned on #261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind
Philip Goff is a philosopher of mind and consciousness at Durham University and author of Galileo’s Error. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.
Philip Goff recommended The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James, and discussed Galileo's Error by Philip Goff, How the laws of physics lie by Nancy Cartwright, and Lies In a Mirror by Peter Charleton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Galileo's Error
Galileo's Error by Philip Goff is an exploration of panpsychism and the philosophy of mind, arguing that standard physical science struggles to account for the intrinsic nature of human consciousness.
Discussed“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.”
Where to get it
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience is a foundational exploration of human spirituality, religious sentiment, and psychological states of consciousness.
Recommended“still perhaps the best one of the best works on mystical experience is the chapter in william james's varieties of religious experiences”
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How the laws of physics lie
Discussed“my colleague the philosopher of science nancy cartwright he's got this book how the laws of physics lie where she says you know physicists explore uh things in very specific circumstances and then in an unwarranted way generalize that”
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Lies In a Mirror
Lies in a Mirror by Peter Charleton touches upon philosophical and cultural inquiries, though podcast guests referenced adjacent literary and philosophical contributions.
Discussed“They have an active center that tries to bring people in. I believe they are producing a book that I contributed to, concerning different philosophers' opinions on God and some of the big questions.”
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Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“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 final chapter of my book galileo's era is more experimental so the first four chapters are the cold-blooded case for the panzerkist view is that the best solution to the hard problem of consciousness”
“the final chapter of my book galileo's era is more experimental so the first four chapters are the cold-blooded case for the panzerkist view”
“i mean the way i did it i wrote my academic book first it's just some fundamental reality and then a more accessible book galileo's era where the arguments you know not as rigorously worked out so then i can say the proper arguments that you know the further arguments there”
“i mean the way i did it i wrote my academic book first it's just some fundamental reality and then a more accessible book galileo's era where the arguments you know not as rigorously worked out so then i can say the proper arguments that you know the further arguments there”
“i mean i think he's a a fantastic and very important philosopher even though i totally just fundamentally disagree with almost everything he thinks but yeah it was a proud moment as i talk about him my book galileo's era i managed to persuade him he was wrong about something just just a tiny thing”