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Anand Vaidya: Vedic Philosophy, Epistemology, Counterfactuals

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Perception and Color: The Mary Experiment

This chapter delves into the nuances of color perception, examining the philosophical debate on phenomenal knowledge through the example of Mary and her understanding of red. It highlights the distinction between knowing physical facts about color and having the experiential understanding of seeing it.

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YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BPLcuHnS_A

This is a banger. Prof. Anand Vaidya of philosophy specializes in Vedic philosophy, epistemology, and we talk about God, free will, mathematics, Kripke, and even the ego as both an illusion and real.

NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.

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- On Certification (Anand Vaidya): https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/5/article/89...