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The conclusion of our series on panpsychism, the view that the what-it-is-like-ness of conscious experience is fundamental and ubiquitous in the natural world.Transcripts of episodes available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.comContact me at [email protected] or facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast Subscribe on YouTube to Walden Pod and Counter Apologetics If you would, please rate Walden Pod on iTunesBecome a supporter at patreon.com/waldenpod to unlock all episodes!Galen Strawson The Wright Show [YouTube] Philosophy Bites [YouTube] The Panpsycast Interview [Panpsycast] Things That Bother Me [Amazon]Thomas Nagel What is it like to be a bat? [PDF] Panpsychism [PDF] Mind and Cosmos [Amazon] Very Bad Wizards - Thomas Nagel’s Philosophy of Mind [Fireside]Hedda Hassel Mørch The Panpsycast Interview [Panpsycast] Panpsychism and Causation: A New Argument and a Solution to the Combination Problem [PDF] The Fusion View and IIT [YouTube] Is IIT Compatible with Russellian panpsychism? [MindsOnline]Philip Goff On Panpsychism [Youtube] A Post-Galilean Paradigm - Podcast and Transcript [Edge] Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness [Amazon] Unbelievable - Does consciousness point to God? [YouTube] Sean Carroll and Philip Goff [YouTube] Philip Goff on Galileo’s Error [Panpsycast] Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [SEP]Annaka Harris Conscious - Making Sense Podcast [YouTube] Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind [Amazon]William Seagar Panpsychism vs. Strong Emergence [YouTube]Bertrand Russell The Analysis of Matter [PhilPapers] Russellian Monism [SEP]Counter ApologeticsCA13 Prayer StudiesCA27 Argument from ConsciousnessCA29 Science vs. the SoulCA58 NDEs pt. IICA66 Atheism, Materialism, and Consciousness If you’ve never contemplated the philosophy of mind, here are several entry-level episodes that can help put all this into context: https://thepanpsycast.com/episodes-by-category (scroll to ‘Philosophy of Mind’ category)

The Combination Problem is widely considered to be the most serious difficulty facing panpsychism. The exact nature of the problem depends on your view of fundamental reality (the parts that are being combined) and the self (what is being formed through combination). We also discuss Galileo, the fusion view, Giulio Tononi’s Integrated Information Theory, and a few other related issues. Subscribe to the feed at patreon.com/waldenpod to unlock the extended version of this episode and others! The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness - Hedda Hassel Mørch [Philosophy Now] Hedda Hassel Mørch - Panpsychism and IIT [YouTube] Hedda Hassel Mørch - Is IIT Compatible with Russellian panpsychism? [MindsOnline] Hedda Hassel Mørch - IIT and Panpsychism [The Panpsycast] Hedda Hassel Mørch - Panpsychism and Causation: A New Argument and Solution to the Combination Problem [PDF] The Neuroscience of Consciousness - Integrated Information Theory [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] / / / / / Transcripts of all episodes available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Contact me at [email protected] or facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast Subscribe on YouTube for Counter Apologetics and Walden Pod episodes If you would, please rate the podcast on iTunes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walden-pod/id1474408172

We discuss a few more common objections to panpsychism, including Dan Dennett’s pan-nifty-ism, mysterianism, the woo accusation, and appeals to neuroscience.Get early access to episodes and access to premium episodes at https://www.patreon.com/waldenpod

We address four common objections to panpsychism, argue that a heavier burden falls on the materialist than the panpsychist, and discuss why panpsychism is more Copernican than its competitors. (1) “The incredulous stare,” or an argument from strangeness, which appeals to our common sense and argues that panpsychism is forbiddingly counter-intuitive. (2) Falsifiability. Isn’t panpsychism unfalsifiable? (3) Isn’t physics entirely on the side of materialism? (4) Wouldn’t panpsychism force us to add a particle to the standard model? Doesn’t panpsychism imply that physics is wrong? Find me on Facebook or contact me at [email protected] You can support the podcast here and get access to the premium feed [Patreon] emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Sean Carroll - The laws underlying everyday life are completely understood [Preposterous Universe] Sean Carroll - Atoms and Death [YouTube] Galen Strawson on Panpsychism [YouTube] Galen Strawson - Things That Bother Me [Amazon]

"Panpsychism," says Thomas Nagel, “appears to follow from a few simple premises, each of which is more plausible than its denial, though not perhaps more plausible than the denial of panpsychism.” Any non-panpsychist is going to have to deny one of these four premises: (1) Material composition, (2) Realism, (3) Nonreductionism, or (4) Nonemergence. Panpsychism seems to follow from these, and those who don’t accept the view will have to deny one of the four. Note: I switched premises 2 and 3. Nagel’s second premise is Nonreductionism and mine is Realism (I thought this was the more logical order). So when I’m referencing premises, I’m always referring to *my* second and third premises, not Nagel’s. In this clip, we discuss the four basic premises underlying panpsychism. Support Walden Pod for access to the full version on the Patron Feed here: https://www.patreon.com/waldenpod Panpsychism - Thomas Nagel [PDF] Moral Questions - Nagel [Amazon] Leave a review of Walden Pod [iTunes]Check out the blog at https://emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/Contact me at [email protected] or at https://www.facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast

We discuss two kinds of emergence, our evolved ‘theory of mind’ module, our epistemological foundations regarding the intrinsic nature of matter, élan vital, niftiness, the objective/subjective distinction, and how it all relates to panpsychism and the hard problem of consciousness. The other voice you heard was from Hedda Hassel Mørch of the University of Oslo. You can listen to her interviews on the Panpsycast here David Chalmers - Strong and Weak Emergence [PDF] Sean Carroll - Emergence [Preposterous Universe] Galen Strawson - Real Naturalism and the Silliest Claim [Amazon] Galen Strawson with Robert Wright [YouTube] William James [text] Walden Pod [Patreon] Find me on Facebook or contact me at [email protected]

In the second episode in our series on panpsychism, we establish a definition of consciousness. The Mystery of Consciousness - Sam Harris [Blog] Galen Strawson - Things That Bother Me (contains The Silliest Claim and Real Naturalism) [Amazon] Moral Questions - Thomas Nagel (contains ‘What is it like to be a bat?’ and other essays) [Amazon]

Today we begin our series on panpsychism. Panpsychism [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] Galen Strawson - Panpsychism [YouTube] Galen Strawson - Does the Soul Exist? [YouTube] Annaka Harris - Conscious [YouTube]

In this clip, we discuss natural teleology. Subscribe at patreon.com/waldenpod for the patron feed, where you can hear the full version of this episode and others.

In 1948, Bertrand Russell gave a name to something all propagandists are familiar with: different words and phrases can be factual synonyms, but emotional antonyms. Words can be technically synonymous, but have very different emotional connotations. This can be used to manipulate entirely different responses to the same underlying reality. “Firmness” is behaviorally identical to “stubbornness,” yet they evoke different emotional connotations. “Death tax” and “estate tax” are two descriptions of the same policy, but support for one is greater than the other. “Socialized medicine” and “Medicare for all” are the same thing, but one polls nearly 25% higher than the other. This is most consequential in the realm of media, public relations, journalism, politics, and so on, but Russell Conjugations are at work in all of language. Their use isn’t limited to those with a platform, but extends to all human beings -- how we think of each other and ourselves, how we communicate with others, and how we navigate the social landscape. Russell Conjugation [Edge]

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Is western civilization a product of Judeo-Christian values? Religious believers assert that Judeo-Christian values influenced the thinkers of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment so greatly that their religion deserves credit as the foundation of western values. Even if Judeo-Christian beliefs are entirely untrue, could the mythology be a useful fiction that created the west as we know it? Rationality Rules - Western Civilization is Based on Judeo-Christian Values [YouTube] Nonstampcollector - Ten Commandments [YouTube] The Basis of Western Civilization - Jordan Peterson [YouTube] Western Civilization - Ben Shapiro [YouTube] Richard Dawkins - Militant Atheism [YouTube] Ben Shaprio - Ten Commandments [YouTube] Sam Harris - Ten Commandments [YouTube] Hitchens on Morality [YouTube] Stephen Fry on Ten Commandments [YouTube] Yaron Brook on Judeo-Christian Values [YouTube] Sam Harris vs. Ben Shapiro [YouTube] Ben Shapiro vs. Sam Harris — TMM [YouTube] TMM on Ben Shapiro [YouTube] Bible Verses on Obeying Governments [KnowingJesus] The Myth of the Jewish Origins of the Renaissance [PDF] Bertrand Russell — Why I Am Not a Christian [Amazon] . . . . . Support on patreon.com/waldenpod Contact me at [email protected] or on Facebook Check out our sister podcast, Counter Apologetics [iTunes]

Is there any value to philosophy in the modern age? Why does there seem to be a conflict between science and philosophy? There is no reason for science to be at odds with philosophy, and for the vast majority of western history, the two were not at odds. In fact, science wasn’t considered something separate from philosophy until the past couple centuries. Recently, scientists and philosophers have taken shots at each other publicly. However, both are extremely valuable, and share the same essential purpose: to pursue truth. We use Stephen Hawking’s infamous remark, “Philosophy is dead,” as a jumping off point for discussing this conflict. I generalize quite a bit in this episode (e.g. “Scientists’ disdain of philosophy,”) but I recognize that there is a wide spectrum of opinion among scientists and philosophers; I’m only criticizing the segment of scientists and philosophers who see a conflict between science and philosophy. I spoke loosely for the sake of time and boredom of listeners, who would otherwise be listening to a caveat-laden episode. Existential Comics on The Panpsycast [Panpsycast] Stephen Hawking - The Grand Design [Amazon] Massimo Pigliucci - Science vs Scientism [YouTube] . . . . . Support on patreon.com/waldenpod Contact me at [email protected] or on Facebook Check out our sister podcast, Counter Apologetics [iTunes]