Philosopher of Mind & Psychiatry, Cecily Whiteley | The Human Podcast #28

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Cecily Whiteley is a philosopher at the University of Cambridge. Cecily is developing a novel testable model of depression, according to which depression involves a change to a subject's global state of consciousness, akin to a dream or psychedelic state.The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified.

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GUEST:Cecily's Website - https://www.cecilywhiteley.comCecily's Twitter - https://twitter.com/cecilymwhiteleyDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Article) - https://psyche.co/ideas/depression-is-more-than-low-mood-its-a-change-of-consciousnessDepression as a Disorder of Consciousness (Paper) - https://philpapers.org/archive/WHIDAA-4.pdfAphantasia, Imagination and Dreaming (Paper) - https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/106276/2/Whiteley_aphantasia_imagination_and_dreaming_published.pd

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TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:19 - Growing Up4:02 - MPhil at KCL: The Neuroscience Of Consciousness And Its Metaphysics7:33 - PhD at LSE: Kinds And Classification In Consciousness Science11:15 - Studying At NYU15:13 - Moving to Cambridge University15:51 - Paper #1 - Depression as a Disorder of Consciousness56:45 - Paper #2 - Aphantasia, Imagination and Dreamin01:19:55 - Future Research Plans01:23:40 - What Does It Mean To Live A Good Life?01:25:07 - ThanksMUSIC: Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-journeyLicense code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message [e-mail]