#1496
Mentioned in 19 episodes
What Is It Like to Be a Bat?
Book • 2024
Thomas Nagel's essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" is a seminal work in philosophy of mind.
It explores the subjective nature of consciousness and the challenges of understanding other minds.
Nagel argues that even with complete physical knowledge of a bat's brain, we cannot fully grasp its subjective experience.
This essay highlights the limitations of reductionist approaches to consciousness.
It continues to be a central text in discussions about qualia, subjective experience, and the mind-body problem.
It explores the subjective nature of consciousness and the challenges of understanding other minds.
Nagel argues that even with complete physical knowledge of a bat's brain, we cannot fully grasp its subjective experience.
This essay highlights the limitations of reductionist approaches to consciousness.
It continues to be a central text in discussions about qualia, subjective experience, and the mind-body problem.
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Mentioned in 19 episodes
Mentioned by Philip Goff in the context of a discussion on the subjective experience of bats.
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#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind
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Anil Seth in relation to subjective experiences, using bats to explain how everyone's world is unique.
Anil Seth in relation to subjective experiences, using bats to explain how everyone's world is unique.
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How your brain predicts your reality (w/ Anil Seth)
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Rob Wiblin as the advisor of Sharon Hewitt Rawlette and author of What Is It Like To Be A Bat?
Rob Wiblin as the advisor of Sharon Hewitt Rawlette and author of What Is It Like To Be A Bat?
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#138 Classic episode – Sharon Hewitt Rawlette on why pleasure and pain are the only things that intrinsically matter
Mentioned by Rob Wiblin in reference to Sharon Hewitt-Rawlette's advisor and author of What Is It Like To Be About?
Rob Wiblin in reference to Sharon Hewitt-Rawlette's advisor and author of What Is It Like To Be About?
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#138 – Sharon Hewitt Rawlette on why pleasure and pain are the only things that intrinsically matter
Mentioned by Fr. Anselm Ramelow in the context of qualia and subjective experience.
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Can Machines be People, Too? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.
Recommended as it illustrates a totally different type of experience than a human experience.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Annaka Harris
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David Eagleman when discussing the limits of empathy and understanding another's experience.
David Eagleman when discussing the limits of empathy and understanding another's experience.
Ep102 "Could you ever know what it’s like to be someone else?" (Part 1)
Mentioned by Tim Scarfe and 
David Chalmers in discussions about subjective experience and the nature of consciousness.
David Chalmers in discussions about subjective experience and the nature of consciousness.
(Music Removed) #90 - Prof. DAVID CHALMERS - Consciousness in LLMs [Special Edition]
Mentioned by Tim Scarfe when discussing subjective experience and the difficulty of understanding consciousness in other beings.
#90 - Prof. DAVID CHALMERS - Consciousness in LLMs [Special Edition]
Mentioned by Jiabao Li in relation to the question of experiencing the world from another species' perspective.
#1550: “EchoVision” Answers the Question ‘What is it like to see like a bat?’ with Mixed Reality, AI, & Haptics
