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#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind
Lex Fridman Podcast
The Connection Between Consciousness and Morality
Philosopher David Chalmers is most associated with the concept of a philosophical zombie. Philosophical zombies behave just like us because their body and brain are the same as ours but they have no conscious experience. I'm inclined to think you know consciousness is the basis of moral value moral concern as a panpsychist for this reason I think it can transform your relationship with nature if you think of a tree as a conscious organism or beard of a very unusual kind then a tree is a a locus of moral concern in its own right.
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