EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 57 MIN
#150 Materialist AND Panpsychism are True - Galen Strawson
from Within Reason · host Alex J O'Connor
Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Galen Strawson is a British analytic philosopher and literary critic who works primarily on philosophy of mind, metaphysics, John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Is Radical Emergence Possible?(08:15) Can Physics Describe Consciousness?(12:01) Is Everything Made of Consciousness?(18:34) Why Are People Resistant to Panpsychism?(21:19) Can Experience Alone Tell Us What Consciousness Is?(23:50) Does Consciousness Require Complexity?(29:03) Panpsychism vs Idealism: What’s the Difference?(36:08) The Combination Problem(40:03) What is the “Self”?(43:16) Do We Even Need to Explain Consciousness?(48:25) Is Consciousness a Scientific or Philosophical Question?(53:25) Is It Possible for AI to Become Conscious?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: [email protected] enquiries: [email protected]
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Get Huel today with this exclusive offer for New Customers of 15% OFF with code alexoconnor at https://huel.com/alexoconnor (Minimum $50 purchase).For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com.Galen Strawson is a British analytic philosopher and literary critic who works primarily on philosophy of mind, metaphysics, John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche.TIMESTAMPS(00:00) Is Radical Emergence Possible?(08:15) Can Physics Describe Consciousness?(12:01) Is Everything Made of Consciousness?(18:34) Why Are People Resistant to Panpsychism?(21:19) Can Experience Alone Tell Us What Consciousness Is?(23:50) Does Consciousness Require Complexity?(29:03) Panpsychism vs Idealism: What’s the Difference?(36:08) The Combination Problem(40:03) What is the “Self”?(43:16) Do We Even Need to Explain Consciousness?(48:25) Is Consciousness a Scientific or Philosophical Question?(53:25) Is It Possible for AI to Become Conscious?CONNECTMy Website: https://www.alexoconnor.comSOCIAL LINKSTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskepticFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskepticInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskepticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskepticCONTACTBusiness email: [email protected] enquiries: [email protected]
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