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The mystery of emergence | Suchitra Sebastian, Philip Goff, Hilary Lawson

Philosophy For Our Times

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Exploring Emergence in Quantum Physics

Debate on whether emergence truly explains consciousness or offers an illusion of understanding, with a focus on novel quantum phases of matter emerging from collective behavior. The emergence of phenomena like superconductivity is discussed as an example of discovering new forms of matter through experimentation in quantum physics.

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