Panpsychism: The Quiet Dreaming of Atoms

About this episode

This episode explores panpsychism and its implications for consciousness and mental health through discussions with leading experts.

Science has long wrestled with what is known as 'the hard problem' – how did consciousness arise out of matter? But what if we've been approaching the problem wrong, all this time? Thanks to some of the world's leading philosophers, neuroscientists and psychedelic researchers, this consciousness-expanding episode delves into panpsychism, the theory that mind is a fundamental property of the universe. Along the way we'll discuss psychedelic experiences, why we won't be downloading our minds onto a floppy disc any time soon and how panpsychism could even be good for our mental health. With Anil Seth, Philip Goff, Peter Sjoestedt-Hughes, Mark Vernon and Hedda Hassel Mørch. https://www.anilseth.com/ https://philipgoffphilosophy.com https://www.philosopher.eu/ https://www.markvernon.com/ https://heddahasselmorch.com/

People in this episode

Host: David Bramwell

Guests: Anil Seth, Philip Goff, Peter Sjoestedt-Hughes, Mark Vernon, Hedda Hassel Mørch

Topics covered

• panpsychism
• consciousness
• psychedelic experiences
• mental health
• philosophy

Keywords

• consciousness
• panpsychism
• psychedelics
• mental health
• philosophy

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