#1 Susan Blackmore PHD - THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED
Subjective or objective?
In this Episode we’re going to be introducing one of the oldest and most talked about problems in philosophy, the problem of consciousness. Just how does our subjective experience as humans relate to our existence as human bodies with brains? For most of the 20th century you couldn’t really talk about this as a serious scientist without being laughed at and told to study something useful. But since the 90’s, with the advancement of MRI brain imaging in neuroscience, and the coining the term The ‘Hard Problem’ by funky philosopher David Chalmers, Consciousness studies have blossomed back into mainstream science.
To kick off the podcast with a bang, and explain the mystery that perhaps underlies all mysteries is psychologist and author and visiting Professor at Plymouth University, Dr Susan Blackmore. Best known for her books The Meme Machine, Zen and the Art of Consciousness, Consciousness: An Introduction, and Seeing Myself, Sue’s work spans across hundreds of publications in over 20 different languages, making huge contributions in the fields of psychology, memetics, religion, philosophy of mind, supernatural experience, and many other areas. It is no surprise to find her ranked amongst 2013’s 30 Most Influential Psychologists Working Today and 2015’s Top 100 Global Minds.
In this episode we discuss:
00:00 The early questions that drove Sue's curiosity.
09:12 How do we define consciousness?
15:00 Is dualism an unrealistic position?
18:00 The Hard Problem explained
23:00 Sue’s Out of Body and ‘oneness with the universe’ experience
36:00 Explaining OBE’s biochemically
45:00 The importance of Body Schema
50:00 Introducing the various theories of consciousness from materialism to idealism
51:00 Dan Dennet on consciousness
56:00 Illusionism: the belief that consciousness is an illusion
57:00 Galen Strawson and the attraction of panpsychism
58:00 The importance of the 'don’t know' mind for studying consciousness
1:05:00 Zen, the self and non-duality
1:14:00 What would a post-self society look like?
Books and References:
Sue Blackmore - Consciousness - A very short introduction https://www.susanblackmore.uk/seeing-myself-2/
Sue Blackmore - Conversations on Consciousness https://www.susanblackmore.uk/conversations-on-consciousness/
Dan Dennett - Consciousness Explained https://www.amazon.it/Consciousness-Explained-Daniel-C-Dennett/dp/0316180661
Sue Blackmore - Zen and the Art of Consciousness https://www.susanblackmore.uk/ten-zen-questions-zen-art-of-consciousness/
Sue’s Son, illustrator for many of her books, Jolyon Troscianko http://www.jolyon.co.uk/
Видео #1 Susan Blackmore PHD - THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLAINED канала Chasing Consciousness Podcast
In this Episode we’re going to be introducing one of the oldest and most talked about problems in philosophy, the problem of consciousness. Just how does our subjective experience as humans relate to our existence as human bodies with brains? For most of the 20th century you couldn’t really talk about this as a serious scientist without being laughed at and told to study something useful. But since the 90’s, with the advancement of MRI brain imaging in neuroscience, and the coining the term The ‘Hard Problem’ by funky philosopher David Chalmers, Consciousness studies have blossomed back into mainstream science.
To kick off the podcast with a bang, and explain the mystery that perhaps underlies all mysteries is psychologist and author and visiting Professor at Plymouth University, Dr Susan Blackmore. Best known for her books The Meme Machine, Zen and the Art of Consciousness, Consciousness: An Introduction, and Seeing Myself, Sue’s work spans across hundreds of publications in over 20 different languages, making huge contributions in the fields of psychology, memetics, religion, philosophy of mind, supernatural experience, and many other areas. It is no surprise to find her ranked amongst 2013’s 30 Most Influential Psychologists Working Today and 2015’s Top 100 Global Minds.
In this episode we discuss:
00:00 The early questions that drove Sue's curiosity.
09:12 How do we define consciousness?
15:00 Is dualism an unrealistic position?
18:00 The Hard Problem explained
23:00 Sue’s Out of Body and ‘oneness with the universe’ experience
36:00 Explaining OBE’s biochemically
45:00 The importance of Body Schema
50:00 Introducing the various theories of consciousness from materialism to idealism
51:00 Dan Dennet on consciousness
56:00 Illusionism: the belief that consciousness is an illusion
57:00 Galen Strawson and the attraction of panpsychism
58:00 The importance of the 'don’t know' mind for studying consciousness
1:05:00 Zen, the self and non-duality
1:14:00 What would a post-self society look like?
Books and References:
Sue Blackmore - Consciousness - A very short introduction https://www.susanblackmore.uk/seeing-myself-2/
Sue Blackmore - Conversations on Consciousness https://www.susanblackmore.uk/conversations-on-consciousness/
Dan Dennett - Consciousness Explained https://www.amazon.it/Consciousness-Explained-Daniel-C-Dennett/dp/0316180661
Sue Blackmore - Zen and the Art of Consciousness https://www.susanblackmore.uk/ten-zen-questions-zen-art-of-consciousness/
Sue’s Son, illustrator for many of her books, Jolyon Troscianko http://www.jolyon.co.uk/
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