Maybe the best guest you've had on your show, addressing one of the most interesting and mysterious questions of existence.,(reply>), @thewiseturtle firstly, having a preferred view has nothing at all to do with religiosity. One can prefer something due to rational considerations, as well as emotional, spiritual, etc. You also completely ignored my initial response and then just repeated yourself. I actually agree with you in the context of the video and for a specialist audience, and then I point to his publications. Have you read any of Goffs published work? And besides YouTube, are you actually publishing anything on consciousness, or also just dipping your toe in?,(reply>), @thewiseturtle I agree that a popular talk like this wouldn't be anything new to someone in the field, but you wouldnt say that Goffs work in phil. of mind is cutting edge? His stuff on constitutive theories, combination problem, phenomenal sharing, etc.? I think just the theory of panpsychism in itself is very new to the wider non-specialist culture for sure. What are you working on? What is your preferred view of consciousness?,(reply>), @Corbin Hunter I think there's a lot of specialized language in philosophy of mind that it helps to be familiar with, and its hard to discuss the concepts without it (qualia, phenomenology, intentionality, etc.), at least as a philosopher, but I still found a lot of value in this talk. <i>Galileo's Error</i> definitely bridges that gap as its geared for a popular audience, but this dude is definitely used to talking with other philosophers.,(reply>), Strange. This is probably the most muddled and disappointing discussion of consciousness I’ve heard on this podcast. They seem to talk past each other the whole time and never really drill down to the implications of any of the ideas discussed. Just felt like a miss to me. Maybe his books are better than his conversations.,(reply>), @thewiseturtle He is cutting edge in consciousness research. Consciousness is one of the deepest subjects there is to get into - one of the most enigmatic. He's really coming with fresh open-minded approaches, and there's a ton to learn about the history of philosophy and science in his work. I've read his book <i>Galileo's Error</i> though, so I'm familiar with his thought....one of my favorite books in the last 10 years. Gives a really great overview of what consciousness researchers are thinking on the cutting edge, and really distills some of the more abstract arguments among philosophers. I found it made me think about the wonder of human conscious experience in entirely new ways. Highly recommend...