Bernardo Kastrup: Why Analytical Idealism Defeats Materialism

I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE 0:00 Intro2:34 Bernardo's journey: materialism to idealism7:08 Materialism vs analytical idealism14:03 Dissociative identity disorder and consciousness19:20 Why does life have separate consciousness?29:14 Meaning of "explain" without reductionism30:25 Starting with "nothing"? Theory outline32:15 What does "exist" mean? Do abstractions exist?35:53 Theories of truth beyond correspondence47:56 Randomness doesn't exist fundamentally51:05 If mind is deceptive, what do we trust?57:44 Is "Mind at Large" God? Can you pray to it?1:01 07 Morality and purpose1:08 12 Disagreements: Joscha Bach1:12 30 Disagreements: Daniel Dennett1:17 37 Disagreements: Dawkins1:19 43 Disagreements: Douglas Hofstadter1:36 18 If everything is "in the mind" why do objects influence us?1:38 56 Disagreements: Donald Hoffman, Thomas Campbell1:44 01 "In your head" vs "in your mind"1:54 39 Disagreements: Carl Jung1:57 44 Disagreements: Roger Penrose1:59 56 Why parsimony in assumptions?2:06 52 Curt says Bernardo's theory isn't better than FSM2:13 48 On Schopenhauer2:19 30 Properly reading Jung2:25 11 Bernardo and Curt on "new age" and "woo"2:31 00 On Deepak Chopra2:36 53 Does Bernardo fear death? (ego death story)2:49 17 If reality is a "dream", how much can we control it?2:54 29 Choice, free will, becoming a slave voluntarily2:56 40 The intellect is a bouncer of the heart2:58 08 East vs West answers to suffering3:02 20 The "self" is an illusion worth saving3:06 02 Bernardo almost killed himself twice, found meaning3:10 14 On the pain of writing3:15 59 Should you ever regret? (Buddhism vs Christianity)3:20 39 Why East got self illusion, not West?3:25 48 Morality/ethics within materialism3:26 59 Weakest point of Bernardo's model3:28 25 Anything special about biological life?3:34 36 Logic3:36 27 What beats rationality? The "game of all games"3:45 33 How does Bernardo write? Process3:51 19 Bernardo gives Curt advice4:03 51 Don't feel like "others have it worse." Honor suffering4:06 22 Don't take yourself seriously but take life seriously4:07 59 Disagreements: Tony Robbins, self-help4:15 00 Brain as a radio tuner (Plastic Pears)4:24 29 How to falsify Bernardo's theory? Predictions4:27 29 Other audience questions4:33 57 Metaphysical questions are dangerousSPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://nowpayments.io/donation/TOE- PayPal: https://bit.ly/2EOR0M4- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Google Podcasts: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Id3k7k7mfzahfx2fjqmw3vufb44RESOURCES: Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices