François Kammerer: Is Consciousness Real? Illusionism As A Theory Of Consciousness

François Kammerer is a French Philosopher of Mind. He received training in philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (MA) and at the Université Paris-Sorbonne (PhD). After his PhD, he held positions as a lecturer in Paris (Ecole Normale Supérieure/Institut Jean Nicod) and as a postdoctoral research fellow in Belgium (Université catholique de Louvain/FNRS), Germany (Ruhr-Universität Bochum/Humboldt Foundation) and the United States (New York University) and currently a postdoc at the Institute for Philosophy of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum. His research mostly focuses on phenomenal consciousness. He defends an illusionist conception of phenomenal consciousness: it introspectively seems to us that we are phenomenally conscious, but we are not. Such a conception raises all kinds of difficult and fascinating issues, from a metaphysical, psychological, epistemological and moral perspective – which he explores in his work. EPISODE LINKS: - François' Website: https://www.francoiskammerer.com/ - François' Publications: https://tinyurl.com/3mnj8vwr - François' Books: https://tinyurl.com/3mnj8vwr TIMESTAMPS: (0:00 - Introduction (0:50) - Definitions: Consciousness & Illusionism (4:30) - Recent IIT Controversy (Science or Pseudoscience?) (8:57) - Panpsychism & Idealism (13:50) - Is Consciousness the modern day Elan Vital? (18:56) - From Property Dualism to Illusionism (25:02) - "Illusionism" as a name (30:40) - Michael Graziano (Caricature vs Illusion) (43:55) - Daniel Dennett's impact (49:12) - Susan Blackmore's Delusionism (54:43) - Weak vs Strong Illusionism (58:07) - Moorean Argument against Illusionism (1:04:26) - Ethics Without Sentience (1:16:40) - Coherence of other Metaphysical positions (Ft Friston, Levin, Clarke) (1:27:02) - Maintaining an open mind within consciousness discourse (1:30:20) - Nicolas Humphrey's Phenomenal Surrealism (1:34:01) - Perks of Illusionism (1:37:37) - Infamous Illusionism Symposium (1:40:41) - Influencial Philosophers (1:45:38) - Other philosophical topics of interest (1:48:24) - Conclusion CONNECT: - Website: https://tevinnaidu.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtevinnaidu - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drtevinnaidu/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu/ For Business Inquiries: info@tevinnaidu.com ============================= ABOUT MIND-BODY SOLUTION: Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more. This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is. Join Dr. Tevin Naidu on a quest to conquer the mind-body problem and take one step closer to the mind-body solution. Dr Tevin Naidu is a medical doctor, philosopher & ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery degree from Stellenbosch University, & his Master of Philosophy degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, & the philosophy & ethics of science, mind & mental health. ===================== Disclaimer: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information provided at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and audio channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of Mind-Body Solution. You are authorised to share the link and channel, and embed this link in your website or others as long as a link back to this channel is provided. © Mind-Body Solution