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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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Oct 20, 2022
Oct 20, 2022
22 min
Key References:
Jeff Hawkins 'A Thousand Brains' 2021
Boris Velichkovsky 'Consciousness and Working Memory: Current Trends and Research Perspectives' 2017
Oct 20, 2022
Oct 20, 2022
22 min
Key References:
Jeff Hawkins 'A Thousand Brains' 2021
Boris Velichkovsky 'Consciousness and Working Memory: Current Trends and Research Perspectives' 2017
Oct 5, 2022
Oct 5, 2022
17 min
Key References:
Gregory Koukl 'The Story of Reality' 2017
Aristotle 'Psychology' and 'Ethics'
Sep 24, 2022
Sep 24, 2022
22 min
Key References:
Simon Baron-Cohen 'The Science of Evil' 2011
Robert Wright 'Why Buddhism is True' 2017
Sep 17, 2022
Sep 10, 2022
Sep 10, 2022
19 min
Key References:
Steven Pinker 'The Blank Slate' 2003
Jeff Hawkins 'A Thousand Brains' 2021
Sep 3, 2022
Sep 3, 2022
18 min
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
Aug 27, 2022
Aug 27, 2022
20 min
Key References:
'The Essential Schopenhauer' edited by Wolfgang Schirmacher, 2010
Aug 20, 2022
Aug 20, 2022
21 min
Key References:
Sam Harris 'Waking Up' 2015
Carl Rogers 'On Becoming a Person' 1967
Aug 13, 2022
Aug 13, 2022
19 min
Key References:
A.C. Grayling 'A History of Philosophy' 2019
'The Upanishads' translated by Swami Paramananda 1919
Sam Harris 'Waking Up' 2014