From Physicalism to Idealism: Challenging Assumptions about Reality

from Mind Matters · host Discovery Institute Center on Natural and Artificial Intelligence

Can the mind be understood independently of physical matter? On today’s episode, neurosurgeon Michael Egnor continues his conversation with Dr. Angus Menuge, Chair of Philosophy at Concordia University, about his book Minding the Brain: Models of the Mind, Information, and Empirical Science. They discuss various models of the mind-brain problem, including idealism, which posits that matter does not exist and that Read More › Source

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Nov 16, 2023

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

NOW PLAYING

From Physicalism to Idealism: Challenging Assumptions about Reality

0:00 27:01

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

The Field 36 The Conversation Continues

Dec 17, 2025 ·30m

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Mind Matters?

This episode is 27 minutes long.

When was this Mind Matters episode published?

This episode was published on November 16, 2023.

Can I download this Mind Matters episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!