#1405

Mentioned in 18 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.

Mentioned by

Daniel Pressnitzer

Sharon Hewitt Rawlette

Kasia de Lazari Radek

Mentioned in 18 episodes

Mentioned by

Robert Greene

in the context of his essay on bat consciousness.

#839 - Robert Greene - 12 Raw Truths About Gaining Power & Respect

Mentioned by Philip Goff in the context of a discussion on the subjective experience of bats.

#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind

Referenced by

Anil Seth

in relation to subjective experiences, using bats to explain how everyone's world is unique.

How your brain predicts your reality (w/ Anil Seth)

Mentioned by

Rob Wiblin

as the advisor of

Sharon Hewitt Rawlette

and author of What Is It Like To Be A Bat?

#138 Classic episode – Sharon Hewitt Rawlette on why pleasure and pain are the only things that intrinsically matter

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

in relation to the concept of subjective experience.

Prof. Murray Shanahan - Machines Don't Think Like Us

Mentioned by

Peter Hershock

in relation to the question of subjective experience in other beings.

Peter D. Hershock, "Consciousness Mattering: A Buddhist Synthesis" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

Mentioned by

Annaka Harris

as a source for her definition of consciousness.

Annaka Harris On Consciousness

Mentioned by

Sam Harris

and others when discussing subjective experience.

Making Sense of Consciousness | Episode 2 of The Essential Sam Harris

Mentioned by

Kasia de Lazari Radek

as one of

Thomas Nagel

's most famous works.

THOMAS NAGEL: the mind and the universe

Mentioned by

Rob Wiblin

in reference to Sharon Hewitt-Rawlette's advisor and author of What Is It Like To Be About?

#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.

Can Machines be People, Too? | Fr. Anselm Ramelow, O.P.

Mentioned by

Daniel Pressnitzer

when asked about understanding the hearing of bats.

EP #16 | What do Auditory Illusions Reveal about the Brain? | Daniel Pressnitzer

Mentioned by

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

Jim Rutt

and

Jeff Sebo

in the discussion of consciousness and subjective experience.

EP 291 Jeff Sebo on Who Matters, What Matters, and Why

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

and

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

David Chalmers

when explaining phenomenal consciousness.

#67 Classic episode – David Chalmers on the nature and ethics of consciousness

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

David Chalmers

when discussing phenomenal consciousness.

#67 – David Chalmers on the nature and ethics of consciousness

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

Mentioned by

Peter Hershock

in the discussion of consciousness and subjective experience.

Peter D. Hershock, "Consciousness Mattering: A Buddhist Synthesis" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

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