Ralph Weir answers all my questions about the mind-body problem, how we define "physical," whether I can conceive of philosophical zombies, and where panpsychism fits into all this.
Video of this interview is available on YouTube.
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EPISODE CHAPTERS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:35 How Ralph got into philosophy of mind
00:05:52 Eliminativism: do mental states exist?
00:09:00 What is illusionism?
00:10:56 What is phenomenal consciousness?
00:17:53 What are qualia?
00:21:33 What does “physical” actually mean?
00:29:03 Is panpsychism a form of physicalism?
00:35:45 Mapping the mind-body problem
00:45:16 Property dualism vs. substance dualism
00:53:10 What is the strongest case against physicalism?
01:00:32 Philosophical zombies and modal skepticism
01:10:23 Can science settle the mind-body problem?
01:18:20 Mental causation and physical anomalies
01:22:31 Does the evidence favor physicalism?
01:34:07 Which philosophical view is Ralph most uncertain about?
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