Discussion with panpsychist Philip Goff on his latest book where he argues for cosmic purpose: the idea that the universe is directed towards certain goals, such as the emergence of life. We cover the fine-tuning argument, consciousness, Bayes' theorem, the is-ought problem, and contrast his views with Donald Hoffman & Bernardo Kastrup.
📖 Why? The Purpose of the Universe www.amazon.com/Why-Purpose-Un...
Podcast Chapters
0:45 What is panpsychism?
1:55 What's the thesis of your new book?
3:40 Why could you not have written this book 5 years ago? Fine-tuning argument...
7:55 Bobby Azarian's 'The Romance of Reality'
9:00 Cosmic Purposivism
15:45 "True ethics is a concern to make reality better." Alternative to secular humanism...
20:50 Why not view inanimate objects as conscious? Philip opposed to reductionist view...
30:20 Treating the environment with reverence
38:00 When does consciousness turn on?
40:30 How might panpsychism resolve the combination problem?
45:25 Why did consciousness evolve at all?
49:05 Is panpsychism compatible with emergentism?
52:00 Donald Hoffman
58:45 Bernardo Kastrup
1:05:30 Squaring David Hume's is-ought problem with cosmic purpose
1:10:55 Bayes' Theorem and goal-directedness of the universe
1:21:10 Psychedelics and panpsychism
1:26:45 Topics we didn't get a chance to cover and my favorite chapter in the book
🚩Links to Philip 🚩
Site: philipgoffphilosophy.com/
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Social Media: / philip_goff
📖 More about the book
In contrast to religious thinkers, Goff argues that the traditional God is a bad explanation of cosmic purpose. Instead, he explores a range of alternative possibilities for accounting for cosmic purpose, from the speculation that we live in a computer simulation to the hypothesis that the universe itself is a conscious mind. Goff scrutinizes these options with analytical rigour, laying the foundations for a new paradigm of philosophical enquiry into the middle ground between God and atheism. Chapters include:
1. What's the Point of Living?
2. Why Science Points to Purpose
3. Why Consciousness Points to Purpose
4. Why the Omni-God Probably Doesn't Exist
5. Cosmic Purpose without God
6. A Conscious Universe
7. Living with Purpose
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7 ноя 2023
