The Reality Illusion | Donald Hoffman, Maria Baghramian, Hilary Lawson

Philosophy For Our Times

English - September 10, 2019 08:59 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB - ★★★★ - 249 ratings
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Seeing is believing, yet cognitive scientists seem to have uncovered these views as incorrect. Evolution led us to perceive what is best for survival and it turns out this has little to do with what we call 'reality'. Is reality then a creative construct that helps us to live but doesn't reflect the world? In this episode of Philosophy for our Times, cognitive psychologist and author Donald Hoffman, philosopher Maria Baghramian and post-realist Hilary Lawson embark on a radical rethink of reality.

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Donald Hoffman