Mind At Large Project

What if consciousness isn't confined to your brain but is woven into the fabric of the universe itself? That's the question at the heart of Mind-at-Large Project: A New Dawn. Register here ⬇️ ctr4process.org/conferences-ne…

Tomorrow the Mind-at-Large Project conference begins. ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/…

The first Mind-at-Large Project conference starts in a couple of days, on the 15th April. Join us – online tickets: ctr4process.org/conferences-ne…

The Return of Metaphysics – new interview: psychedelics.co.uk/perspectives/p…

THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS: PANPSYCHISM · Can Panpsychism solve the hard problem of consciousness? · Is it easier to get physicalism out of consciousness than it is to get consciousness out of physicalism? · What does Panpsychism mean for the problems of combination? · How does Panpsychism invert the traditional hard problem of consciousness? And is this problematic? · What are the consequences of Panpsychism on the nature of reality, abstraction and our perceived external and independent world? · Is there something even more fundamental than physicalism and consciousness? All discussed with one of the most distinguished Panpsychists in modern times: Professor Philip Goff @StanfordPHIL @Philip_Goff Philip Goff on the Mind-Body Problem themontrealreview.com/Articles/On_th…

Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/breaking-con… I’ll be there, speaking and directing.

‘Mind-at-Large: Etymology & Cosmology’ – My own talk on 15 April for the MALP online conference. ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/…

Mind at Large Project: the podcast series, created and curated in collaboration with @drtevinnaidu Tevin’s wide-ranging interview with philosopher of mind and psychiatry @EllyVintiadis can be found here ⬇️ youtu.be/GOtpcFr75E8?si…

THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS – WHAT WOULD A SOLUTION ENTAIL? 1. It is a problem but can it be solved by one of the following ways? · A causal theoretical role that conceptually links physical properties of the brain to mental states · A casual model explicitly stating the causal processes and mechanisms explaining how physical brain states cause mental states · A causal model is not formally required because mental properties are simply realized in physical properties and/or mental properties are a subset of physical properties via second-order realizability 2. There is no problem because............ · Mental states are identical to brain states · ‘Qualia’ has no ontological status, our inner world is just representational knowledge therefore there is no hard problem of consciousness · Illusionism - we systematically misrepresent our experiences as having phenomenal properties 3. There is a problem and it is unanswerable - given current paradigms · Scientific models cannot capture subjective experience by definition · Subjective experience cannot be reduced to physical properties so scientific reductionism is impossible when it comes to consciousness · Consciousness is fundamental. ‘Experience’, causal modelling, explanation in cognitive neuroscience and whether experience can actually be explained by the scientific method with Steven Pinker: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Probl… Do we have phenomenal qualia? Is experience just representative knowledge? And what does it mean for the hard problem of consciousness - with Frank Jackson: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Conve… Neuroscientific models of phenomenological ‘qualia’, Emergence, Realism, Illusionism and panpsychism with Susan Blackmore: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Conve… Whilst avoiding formal causation and identicalism but employing supervenience can Physical Realization address the Hard Problem of Consciousness? With Andrew Melnyk: themontrealreview.com/Articles/On_th… @grace_wade_ @NoemaMag @michaelpollan @jusbrierley @ProfBrianCox @jusbrierley @CosmicSkeptic @IAI_TV @dr_mcgilchrist @CambUP_PHILNYUK @TheCrick

Mind At Large Project: A New Dawn - 19 days to go, speakers and schedule available, tickets on sale here ⬇️ ctr4process.org/conferences-ne…

Join us!: ctr4process.org/conferences-ne… Online consciousness conference 15–17 April, including talks and discussion from: Susan Blackmore, Iain McGilchrist, Philip Goff, Matt Segall, Elly Vintiadis, Àlex Gómez-Marín, Freya Matthews, Tevin Naidu, Curt Jaimungal, Ed Kelly, Jared Morningstar, Andrew Davis, yours truly, and many student panels, etc.

Mind at Large Project: the podcast series, created and curated in collaboration with @drtevinnaidu Tevin’s second interview in the series, with Andrew M. Davis, can be found here ⬇️ youtu.be/NPC-6JmlGFk?si…

THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS – WHAT WOULD A SOLUTION ENTAIL? 1. It is a problem but can it be solved by one of the following ways? · A causal theoretical role that conceptually links physical properties of the brain to mental states · A casual model explicitly stating the causal processes and mechanisms explaining how physical brain states cause mental states · A causal model is not formally required because mental properties are simply realized in physical properties and/or mental properties are a subset of physical properties via second-order realizability 2. There is no problem because............ · Mental states are identical to brain states · ‘Qualia’ has no ontological status, our inner world is just representational knowledge therefore there is no hard problem of consciousness · Illusionism - we systematically misrepresent our experiences as having phenomenal properties 3. There is a problem and it is unanswerable - given current paradigms · Scientific models cannot capture subjective experience by definition · Subjective experience cannot be reduced to physical properties so scientific reductionism is impossible when it comes to consciousness · Consciousness is fundamental. ‘Experience’, causal modelling, explanation in cognitive neuroscience and whether experience can actually be explained by the scientific method with Steven Pinker: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Probl… Do we have phenomenal qualia? Is experience just representative knowledge? And what does it mean for the hard problem of consciousness - with Frank Jackson: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Conve… Neuroscientific models of phenomenological ‘qualia’, Emergence, Realism, Illusionism and panpsychism with Susan Blackmore: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Conve… Whilst avoiding formal causation and identicalism but employing supervenience can Physical Realization address the Hard Problem of Consciousness? With Andrew Melnyk: themontrealreview.com/Articles/On_th…

‘The romantic movement is characterised … by the substitution of aesthetic for utilitarian standards. The earth-worm is useful, but not beautiful; the tiger is beautiful, but not useful. Darwin … praised the earth-worm; Blake praised the tiger.’ – Russell, 1946

Mind at Large Project: A New Dawn register now for early bird pricing ctr4process.org/conferences-ne… #mindatlargeproject

Tickets now on sale for our first conference, 15-17 April. #mindatlargeproject ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/

Mind at Large Project: the podcast series, created and curated in collaboration with @drtevinnaidu The first full episode featuring Tevin’s interview with @PeterSjostedtH and Matthew David Segall can be found here ⬇️ youtu.be/QjX6lauhsAo?si…

Is science blind to human experience? In my latest conversation with @AdamFrank4, we explore: • The limits of scientific objectivity • Consciousness & cosmology • Meaning in a physical universe • Whether experience belongs at the foundation of reality youtu.be/xZX8Yepfwgw?si…

A New Dawn. Our Mind-at-Large Project (@m_a_lproject) online conference tickets are now available: ctr4process.org/conferences-ne… Join us 15–17 April to discuss and dissect theories of consciousness with world-renowned speakers! See you then.🧠✨️

THE HARD PROBLEM OF CONSCIOUSNESS – WHAT WOULD A SOLUTION ENTAIL? 1. It is a problem but can it be solved by one of the following ways? · A causal theoretical role that conceptually links physical properties of the brain to mental states · A casual model explicitly stating the causal processes and mechanisms explaining how physical brain states cause mental states · A causal model is not formally required because mental properties are simply realized in physical properties and/or mental properties are a subset of physical properties via second-order realizability 2. There is no problem because............ · Mental states are identical to brain states · ‘Qualia’ has no ontological status, our inner world is just representational knowledge therefore there is no hard problem of consciousness · Illusionism - we systematically misrepresent our experiences as having phenomenal properties 3. There is a problem and it is unanswerable - given current paradigms · Scientific models cannot capture subjective experience by definition · Subjective experience cannot be reduced to physical properties so scientific reductionism is impossible when it comes to consciousness · Consciousness is fundamental. ‘Experience’, causal modelling, explanation in cognitive neuroscience and whether experience can actually be explained by the scientific method with Steven Pinker: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Probl… Do we have phenomenal qualia? Is experience just representative knowledge? And what does it mean for the hard problem of consciousness - with Frank Jackson: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Conve… Neuroscientific models of phenomenological ‘qualia’, Emergence, Realism, Illusionism and panpsychism with Susan Blackmore: themontrealreview.com/Articles/Conve… Whilst avoiding formal causation and identicalism but employing supervenience can Physical Realization address the Hard Problem of Consciousness? With Andrew Melnyk: themontrealreview.com/Articles/On_th… @OUPPhilosophy @CambUP_PHILNYUK @BloomsburyPhilo @NYTScience @guardianscience @QuantaMagazine @philosophyminis @jhendersonYT @StuartHameroff @templeton_fdn @GunesTaylor @newscientist @CIMCAI @WorldSciFest @Ri_Science @EJNeuroscience @FrontNeurosci @NatureNeuro @NeuroscienceNew @PrincetonNeuro @tferriss