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Daniel Dennett: Philosophy, Free Will, Thinking Differently

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Dec 26, 2023•3 hr 52 min•Ep 154•Transcript available on Metacast

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The deepest dive into philosopher Daniel Dennett's mind. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Soul 03:18 - Most Important Philosophical Question 12:06 - Do Qualia Exist? 30:28 - Uploading Consciousness 39:55 - Thinking Differently 56:20 - Pragmatism 1:01:06 - Robert Sapolsky 1:12:57 - Philosophers and Scientists 1:29:30 - Patterns and Emergence 1:36:46 - Roger Penrose 1:42:39 - Sailing Boats 1:45:40 - Fictionalism 1:51:12 - Coming Up With Concepts 1:59:55 - Douglas Hofstadter 2:05:30 - AI Alignment Problem 2:11:31 - Q&A NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist. THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel. Support TOE: - Patreon: / curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Follow TOE: - Instagram: / theoriesofeverythingpod - TikTok: / theoriesofeverything_ - Twitter: / toewithcurt - Discord Invite: / discord - iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast... - Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9... - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: / theoriesofeverything Join this channel to get access to perks: / @theoriesofeverything LINKS MENTIONED: - I've Been Thinking (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3RVffvf - The Ego of the Mind (Daniel Dennett & Douglas Hofstadter): https://amzn.to/3RK4JGa - Determined (Robert Sapolsky): https://amzn.to/3RWMm0P - Podcast w/ Robert Sapolsky on TOE: COMING - Elbow Room (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3GT8u77 - The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins): https://amzn.to/3GVyMW3 - The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose): https://amzn.to/3RVmiEb - Podcast w/ Carlo Rovelli on TOE: • Carlo Rovelli: Loop Quantum Gravity, ... - Engineering, Daydreaming, and Control (Daniel Dennett): https://www.researchgate.net/publicat... - Am I a Fictionalist? (Daniel Dennett): https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapter... - The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins): https://amzn.to/3RX38hu - Consciousness Explained (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/41BHPVO - Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3S6lQmZ - Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3vi0VV2 - Freedom Evolves (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3THPIqL - Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/3TDef0g - From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Daniel Dennett): https://amzn.to/41yKJL3 - Podcast w/ David Sloan Wilson on TOE: • David Sloan Wilson: Why Dawkins Is Pl... - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman on TOE: • Donald Hoffman: The Nature of Conscio... - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Joscha Bach on TOE: • Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Conscio... - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Philip Goff on TOE: • Reality, Evolution, Consciousness | D... - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and John Vervaeke on TOE: • Exposing the Matrix: Cognitive Scient... - Podcast w/ Anand Vaidya on TOE: • Anand Vaidya: Consciousness, Truth, B... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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