#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:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) – Introduction
(07:40) – Conscious matter
(41:06) – Death, mystical experiences and collective consciousness
(51:30) – The authority of expertise
(1:12:27) – Panpsychism and physics
(1:41:11) – Suffering, zombies and illusion
(2:13:57) – JRE podcast recap
(2:25:33) – Free will
(2:43:12) – Are we living in a simulation?
(2:47:04) – Meaning of life