Coleman’s Corner

Coleman’s Corner

Share this post

Coleman’s Corner
Coleman’s Corner
"Panpsychism: A Theory Whose Time Has Come" with Phillip Goff [AD FREE - AUDIO + VIDEO]

"Panpsychism: A Theory Whose Time Has Come" with Phillip Goff [AD FREE - AUDIO + VIDEO]

Aug 04, 2023
∙ Paid
8

Share this post

Coleman’s Corner
Coleman’s Corner
"Panpsychism: A Theory Whose Time Has Come" with Phillip Goff [AD FREE - AUDIO + VIDEO]
1
1
Share

My guest today is Phillip Goff. Phillip is a philosopher known for his work on consciousness and the philosophy of mind, particularly for his defense of panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a fundamental feature of the universe. He's an associate professor at Durham University in the UK. His books include "Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness", and "Consciousness and Fundamental Reality".

Phillip is an advocate of a controversial but very interesting theory of consciousness known as panpsychism, and he defends it as well as I have ever heard it defended. However, before we get there in this conversation, we rehearse what may be familiar ground to some listeners. We talk about the hard problem of consciousness as opposed to the easy problems of consciousness. We talk about the problem with materialist explanations of consciousness. We talk about the problem with dualist explanations of consciousness. Phillip challenges my narrative about scientific progress in a really interesting way. We talk about the global workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness. We talk about the principle of parsimony in science and how it relates to rival theories of consciousness. And finally, we get to Phillip’s case for panpsychism. I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Coleman’s Corner to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Coleman Hughes
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share