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This podcast is a deep exploration of the problem of consciousness. Presented by Jesse Winters, The Hard Problem reviews critical evidence in the neuroscience literature, insights from the philosophy of mind, and the author’s novel ideas in pursuit of a robust theory of consciousness.
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Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Consciousness and Working Memory
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Key References:
Jeff Hawkins 'A Thousand Brains' 2021
Boris Velichkovsky 'Consciousness and Working Memory: Current Trends and Research Perspectives' 2017

Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Consciousness and Working Memory
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Key References:
Jeff Hawkins 'A Thousand Brains' 2021
Boris Velichkovsky 'Consciousness and Working Memory: Current Trends and Research Perspectives' 2017

Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
The Soul and Psyche
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Key References:
Gregory Koukl 'The Story of Reality' 2017
Aristotle 'Psychology' and 'Ethics'

Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Empathy and Will
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Saturday Sep 24, 2022
Key References:
Simon Baron-Cohen 'The Science of Evil' 2011
Robert Wright 'Why Buddhism is True' 2017

Saturday Sep 17, 2022

Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Consciousness Rewired
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Key References:
Steven Pinker 'The Blank Slate' 2003
Jeff Hawkins 'A Thousand Brains' 2021

Saturday Sep 03, 2022
The Pure Subject of Knowing
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Key References:
'The Essential Schopenhauer' edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher, 2010
Michael Pollan 'How to Change Your Mind' 2018
Marcus Raichle 'The Brain's Default Mode Network' 2015

Saturday Aug 27, 2022
On Being as Suffering
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Saturday Aug 27, 2022
Key References:
'The Essential Schopenhauer' edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher, 2010

Saturday Aug 20, 2022
The Call to Authenticity
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Key References:
Sam Harris 'Waking Up' 2015
Carl Rogers 'On Becoming a Person' 1967

Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Atman ain’t Brahman
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Saturday Aug 13, 2022
Key References:
A.C. Grayling 'A History of Philosophy' 2019
'The Upanishads' translated by Swami Paramananda 1919
Sam Harris 'Waking Up' 2014