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In this episode, philosopher Philip Goff explains panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a fundamental feature of reality present even in its most basic building blocks like electrons and quarks, and reflects on why the once-ridiculed idea has moved into mainstream academic philosophy. Goff connects its appeal to people's psychedelic and mystical experiences of a living presence in all things, while also laying out the intellectual arguments that make it attractive for solving puzzles ab...

Key Takeaways

  • Panpsychism, once ridiculed in Western philosophy, has become a mainstream academic position taught to undergraduates today.
  • Consciousness may exist on a spectrum, from the rich inner life of humans down to the simplest building blocks of reality.
  • Panpsychism doesn't mean electrons feel existential angst; it means the most basic components of reality have very simple forms of experience.
  • Many people with psychedelic experiences find panpsychism intuitively resonant, sensing consciousness pervading the universe.
  • Panpsychism's name may be a branding problem, but its core idea is that consciousness goes all the way down.

Who is mentioned in this episode?

20 people come up, including Stanislas Dehaene, Thomas Nagel, Karen Armstrong.

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