
Ep. 218: The Hard Problem of Consciousness (Chalmers et al) (Part One)
The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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The Importance of Dualism in Philosophy of Mind
Wes: I sympathize with Chalmers' position that we can't reduce the hard problem, or pretend consciousness doesn't exist. He says he has a big sympathy for emergentism and emergence in general. Greg: The distinction between hardcore emergence that has downward causality versus soft core emergence is something that really piqued my interest.
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