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Making Sense of Consciousness

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Elusive Nature of Consciousness

This chapter explores the complexities of consciousness and the challenges of defining it through philosophical concepts and thought experiments. Highlighting Thomas Nagel's question, 'What is it like to be a bat?', it investigates the qualitative experiences of different beings and the distinctions between conscious and unconscious states. The discussion introduces 'intuition pumps' as a means to deepen understanding while addressing the hard problem of consciousness and its implications in various entities.

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