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#96 — The Nature of Consciousness

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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Thomas metzinger is a full professor and director of the theoretical philosophy group at the johannes gutenburg university in germany. His research centers on the analytic philosophy of mind, applied ethics and the philosophy of cognitive science. In addition to being a philosopher of mind, thomas is also a long term meditator. We talk about the role intuition and science, the ethics of building conscious ai, how we identify with our thoughts, and the paradox of doing that.

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