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This episode is a work of fiction. The PDF is available here: Work and Its Own, or In Defense of Those Who Take Really Long Bathroom Breaks

I try to answer the question, "What's the value of philosophy?" This is a sequel to episode one of this podcast, Is philosophy dead? Bertrand Russell - The Value of Philosophy [pdf] David Egan on Philosophy [Aeon] The Panpsycast is a great philosophy podcast, as is Stephen West’s Philosophize This! Transcripts available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Rate the show on iTunes here Support on Patreon here or if you prefer to give a one-time donation, you can do so with Venmo (@emersongreenpodcast) Listen to our sister show Counter Apologetics here Subscribe to CA and Walden Pod on YouTube here Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or on Facebook

Is ideology a bad thing? Should we strive to free ourselves from ideology? I think there is a lot of confusion around the concept, and that the word has wrongly fallen into disrepute. Ideology is frequently conflated with dogma, closed-mindedness, and irrational certainty. Ideology, however, is merely a “a system of ideas and ideals,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It’s a set of descriptive and normative beliefs. Everyone has an ideology, and we would all do well to admit as much and stop using it as a dirty word. Transcripts available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Rate the show on iTunes here Support on Patreon here or give a one-time donation through Venmo (@emersongreenpodcast) Listen to our sister show Counter Apologetics here Subscribe to CA and Walden Pod on YouTube here Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or on Facebook

The conclusion of our series on panpsychism, the view that the what-it-is-like-ness of conscious experience is fundamental and ubiquitous in the natural world. Transcripts of episodes available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast Subscribe on YouTube to Walden Pod and Counter Apologetics If you would, please rate Walden Pod on iTunes Become a supporter at patreon.com/waldenpod to unlock all episodes! Galen Strawson  The Wright Show [YouTube] Philosophy Bites [YouTube] The Panpsycast Interview [Panpsycast] Things That Bother Me [Amazon] Thomas Nagel What is it like to be a bat? [PDF] Panpsychism [PDF] Mind and Cosmos [Amazon] Very Bad Wizards - Thomas Nagel’s Philosophy of Mind [Fireside] Hedda Hassel Mørch The Panpsycast Interview [Panpsycast] Panpsychism and Causation: A New Argument and a Solution to the Combination Problem [PDF] The Fusion View and IIT [YouTube] Is IIT Compatible with Russellian panpsychism? [MindsOnline] Philip Goff  On Panpsychism [Youtube]  A Post-Galilean Paradigm - Podcast and Transcript [Edge] Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness [Amazon] Unbelievable - Does consciousness point to God? [YouTube] Sean Carroll and Philip Goff [YouTube] Philip Goff on Galileo’s Error [Panpsycast] Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [SEP] Annaka Harris  Conscious - Making Sense Podcast [YouTube] Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind [Amazon] William Seagar Panpsychism vs. Strong Emergence [YouTube] Bertrand Russell  The Analysis of Matter [PhilPapers] Russellian Monism [SEP] Counter Apologetics CA13 Prayer Studies CA27 Argument from Consciousness CA29 Science vs. the Soul CA58 NDEs pt. II CA66 Atheism, Materialism, and Consciousness If you’ve never contemplated the philosophy of mind, here are several entry-level episodes that can help put all this into context: https://thepanpsycast.com/episodes-by-category (scroll to ‘Philosophy of Mind’ category)

The Combination Problem is widely considered to be the most serious difficulty facing panpsychism. The exact nature of the problem depends on your view of fundamental reality (the parts that are being combined) and the self (what is being formed through combination). We also discuss Galileo, the fusion view, Giulio Tononi’s Integrated Information Theory, and a few other related issues. Subscribe to the feed at patreon.com/waldenpod to unlock the extended version of this episode and others! The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness - Hedda Hassel Mørch [Philosophy Now] Hedda Hassel Mørch - Panpsychism and IIT [YouTube]  Hedda Hassel Mørch - Is IIT Compatible with Russellian panpsychism? [MindsOnline] Hedda Hassel Mørch - IIT and Panpsychism [The Panpsycast] Hedda Hassel Mørch - Panpsychism and Causation: A New Argument and Solution to the Combination Problem [PDF] The Neuroscience of Consciousness - Integrated Information Theory [Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]  / / / / /  Transcripts of all episodes available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast Subscribe on YouTube for Counter Apologetics and Walden Pod episodes If you would, please rate the podcast on iTunes here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walden-pod/id1474408172

We discuss a few more common objections to panpsychism, including Dan Dennett’s pan-nifty-ism, mysterianism, the woo accusation, and appeals to neuroscience. Get early access to episodes and access to premium episodes at https://www.patreon.com/waldenpod

We address four common objections to panpsychism, argue that a heavier burden falls on the materialist than the panpsychist, and discuss why panpsychism is more Copernican than its competitors.  (1) “The incredulous stare,” or an argument from strangeness, which appeals to our common sense and argues that panpsychism is forbiddingly counter-intuitive.  (2) Falsifiability. Isn’t panpsychism unfalsifiable?  (3) Isn’t physics entirely on the side of materialism?  (4) Wouldn’t panpsychism force us to add a particle to the standard model? Doesn’t panpsychism imply that physics is wrong?  Find me on Facebook or contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com  You can support the podcast here and get access to the premium feed [Patreon]  emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Sean Carroll - The laws underlying everyday life are completely understood [Preposterous Universe]  Sean Carroll - Atoms and Death [YouTube] Galen Strawson on Panpsychism [YouTube]  Galen Strawson - Things That Bother Me [Amazon] 

"Panpsychism," says Thomas Nagel, “appears to follow from a few simple premises, each of which is more plausible than its denial, though not perhaps more plausible than the denial of panpsychism.” Any non-panpsychist is going to have to deny one of these four premises: (1) Material composition, (2) Realism, (3) Nonreductionism, or (4) Nonemergence. Panpsychism seems to follow from these, and those who don’t accept the view will have to deny one of the four.  Note: I switched premises 2 and 3. Nagel’s second premise is Nonreductionism and mine is Realism (I thought this was the more logical order). So when I’m referencing premises, I’m always referring to *my* second and third premises, not Nagel’s. In this clip, we discuss the four basic premises underlying panpsychism. Support Walden Pod for access to the full version on the Patron Feed here: https://www.patreon.com/waldenpod Panpsychism - Thomas Nagel [PDF] Moral Questions - Nagel [Amazon] Leave a review of Walden Pod [iTunes] Check out the blog at https://emersongreenblog.wordpress.com/ Contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com or at https://www.facebook.com/counterapologeticspodcast

We discuss two kinds of emergence, our evolved ‘theory of mind’ module, our epistemological foundations regarding the intrinsic nature of matter, élan vital, niftiness, the objective/subjective distinction, and how it all relates to panpsychism and the hard problem of consciousness.  The other voice you heard was from Hedda Hassel Mørch of the University of Oslo. You can listen to her interviews on the Panpsycast here David Chalmers - Strong and Weak Emergence [PDF]  Sean Carroll - Emergence [Preposterous Universe]  Galen Strawson - Real Naturalism and the Silliest Claim [Amazon] Galen Strawson with Robert Wright [YouTube] William James [text] Walden Pod [Patreon]  Find me on Facebook or contact me at emersongreen@protonmail.com 

In the second episode in our series on panpsychism, we establish a definition of consciousness.  The Mystery of Consciousness - Sam Harris [Blog]  Galen Strawson - Things That Bother Me (contains The Silliest Claim and Real Naturalism) [Amazon] Moral Questions - Thomas Nagel (contains ‘What is it like to be a bat?’ and other essays) [Amazon]