The Problem with Materialism | John Ellis, Susan Blackmore, Hilary Lawson

Philosophy For Our Times

English - April 09, 2019 09:31 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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The idea that the world is made of physical stuff alone has been central to scientific progress. But our theories do not account for experience or thought. Might materialism be a profound mistake? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, CERN physicist John Ellis, Consciousness author Susan Blackmore and Closure theorist Hilary Lawson uncover the problem with materialism.

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Susan Blackmore