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194 - Daniel Dennett: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Evolution of Minds
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Daniel Dennett is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Tufts University, where he was co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy. He is one of the most recognized philosophers today, and has made major contributions to the philosophy of mind and biology, among other areas, and is known as one of the Four Horsemen of Atheism. Dan’s latest book is I’ve Been Thinking (W. W. Norton, 2023), though much of what he and Robinson discuss comes from his earlier book, From Bacteria to Bach and Back (W. W. Norton, 2017). More particularly, they talk about the origin of life and reasons, the evolution of music, Robert Sapolsky and free will, famous thought experiments in the philosophy of mind, the origin of consciousness, and the relationship between mind and language.
I’ve Been Thinking: https://a.co/d/ahMEC0G
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: https://a.co/d/htcrcn7
OUTLINE
00:00 In This Episode…
00:54 Introduction
3:51 Where Am I?
11:00 The Origin of Life as the Origin of Reasons
16:42 On Music and Philosophy
23:13 Is Music Evolved?
26:52 What are Replicators and How Do they Figure in Natural Selection?
33:32 On Robert Sapolsky and Free Will
47:50 On Free Will and the Justice System
59:55 On Sean Carroll, Free Will, and Intuition Pumps
1:09:49 On the Chinese Room
1:13:14 On Mary in the White Room
1:18:18 Why Would Aliens Be Excited to Discover Clam Rakes?
1:21:58 What Is Homuncular Functionalism?
1:30:11 How Do Brains Make Minds?
1:38:59 Are There Pathological Memes?
1:47:19 Where Does Consciousness Come From?
Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support
229 episodes
Manage episode 400596071 series 3482062
Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7
Daniel Dennett is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Tufts University, where he was co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy. He is one of the most recognized philosophers today, and has made major contributions to the philosophy of mind and biology, among other areas, and is known as one of the Four Horsemen of Atheism. Dan’s latest book is I’ve Been Thinking (W. W. Norton, 2023), though much of what he and Robinson discuss comes from his earlier book, From Bacteria to Bach and Back (W. W. Norton, 2017). More particularly, they talk about the origin of life and reasons, the evolution of music, Robert Sapolsky and free will, famous thought experiments in the philosophy of mind, the origin of consciousness, and the relationship between mind and language.
I’ve Been Thinking: https://a.co/d/ahMEC0G
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: https://a.co/d/htcrcn7
OUTLINE
00:00 In This Episode…
00:54 Introduction
3:51 Where Am I?
11:00 The Origin of Life as the Origin of Reasons
16:42 On Music and Philosophy
23:13 Is Music Evolved?
26:52 What are Replicators and How Do they Figure in Natural Selection?
33:32 On Robert Sapolsky and Free Will
47:50 On Free Will and the Justice System
59:55 On Sean Carroll, Free Will, and Intuition Pumps
1:09:49 On the Chinese Room
1:13:14 On Mary in the White Room
1:18:18 Why Would Aliens Be Excited to Discover Clam Rakes?
1:21:58 What Is Homuncular Functionalism?
1:30:11 How Do Brains Make Minds?
1:38:59 Are There Pathological Memes?
1:47:19 Where Does Consciousness Come From?
Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support
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