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The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast

Episode 109, The Mystery of Consciousness (Part I - The Debate)

The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast

Jack Symes | Andrew Horton, Oliver Marley, and Rose de Castellane

Education, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Courses

4.8 β€’ 612 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 3 July 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, you'll be treated to a live performance of The Panpsycast. The event took place at Liverpool's beautiful Tung Auditorium on 20th May 2022. Over three hundred of you purchased tickets to the event, with some of our most loyal patrons travelling thousands of miles to be with us in person.

Before you listen to the audio, we just wanted to say a huge thank you to those who came along, as well as all of our wonderful panellists – Rowan Williams, Anil Seth, Laura Gow, and Philip Goff – for participating in the debate.

A special thank you to Q Quartet, The Department of Philosophy at Liverpool University, and Premier Christian Radio for making this episode possible – as well as all of our incredible patrons. Thank you again for your support; we hope you enjoy the show.


Contents

Part I. The Debate

Part II. Further Analysis and Discussion


Transcript

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0:00.0

In this episode, you'll be treated to a live performance of the Panseyecast.

0:13.0

The event took place at Liverpool's beautiful tongue auditorium on the 20th of May 2022.

0:20.0

Over 300 of you purchased tickets to the event, with some of Amazon. Auditorium on the 20th of May 2022.

0:21.6

Over 300 of you purchased tickets to the event, with some of our most loyal patrons traveling

0:26.5

thousands of miles to be with us in person.

0:31.2

Before you hear the audio, we just wanted to say a huge thank you to those who came along,

0:35.6

as well as all of our wonderful panellists,

0:38.0

Roan Williams, Anil Seth, Laura Gow and Philip Gough for participating in the debate.

0:44.4

A special thank you to the Department of Philosophy at Liverpool University and Premier Christian

0:49.5

Radio for making this episode possible, as well of all of our incredible patrons.

0:55.5

Thank you again for your support. We hope you enjoy the show. Imagine the smile on your parents face as you rush to meet them at the school gates.

1:19.6

The soft heat of the sand between your toes on a first holiday.

1:32.3

Waking up in the haze of a late afternoon after dancing all night.

1:39.3

The drop in your stomach when you realize you'll never hear their voice again.

1:43.3

These are conscious experiences. And in this sense, we all know what consciousness is, and there's nothing we know more intimately.

1:52.0

Yet it remains one of life's greatest mysteries.

1:56.0

Despite the incredible advances made in physical science, it doesn't seem like we're any closer to an explanation of where consciousness comes from.

2:08.6

How is it exactly that the brain's 86 billion neurons give rise to conscious experience?

2:16.6

As we'll see, our answer to this question billion neurons give rise to conscious experience.

2:18.3

As we'll see, our answer to this question will not only shape our understanding of the human mind,

2:25.3

but the fabric of reality itself.

2:28.3

Hello. Hello and welcome to the mystery of consciousness here at Liverpool's beautiful tongue auditorium.

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