What is really known about consciousness?

About this episode

Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon explore the complexities of consciousness and its implications beyond a materialist perspective.

You may agree that the so-called hard problem of consciousness exposes the deep inadequacies of a materialist worldview. But the alternatives - various forms of panpsychism, panentheism and idealism - raise rich and fascinating questions too. In this episode of The Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon explore the leading edge of consciousness research, with Rupert just back from The Science of Consciousness Conference 2025 in Barcelona. They discuss the impact of India...

People in this episode

Hosts: Rupert Sheldrake, Mark Vernon

Topics covered

• consciousness
• materialism
• panpsychism
• panentheism
• idealism
• consciousness research

Keywords

• consciousness
• materialist worldview
• panpsychism
• panentheism
• idealism
• consciousness research
• Science of Consciousness Conference

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Science of Consciousness Conference 2025

Places: Barcelona, India

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