Reading Philosophy

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Reading Philosophy is a podcast for everyone who is interested in philosophy, no matter how much they already know. We read and discuss full texts together, in detail. And we provide the necessary context to help everyone understand what is going on. You can also join live sessions of these readings on Discord: https://discord.gg/philosophy

  1. 2d ago

    John Searle: Consciousness, Intentionality and Causation

    John Searle introduces the notion of intentionality as a key link between consciousness and causation. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    57 min

  2. May 28

    John Searle: The Function of Consciousness

    John Searle asks what the function of consciousness is, taking an evolutionary perspective. How or why has it evolved? And what might that tell us about its causal power? You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    54 min

  3. May 22

    John Searle: The Danger of Epiphenomenalism

    John Searle considers how his view differs from epiphenomenalism, which is the view that minds have no causal power over the body. He argues that such a view is not logically impossible, but believing that it is likely relies on several mistakes. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    1h 12m

  4. May 8

    John Searle: The Irreducibility of Consciousness

    John Searle asks whether consciousness can be reduced to the underlying brain processes. Can we give a complete account of mental phenomena purely in terms biochemical activity? If not, why not? You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    27 min

  5. May 1

    John Searle: The Mind-Body Problem 2

    John Searle argues that we have to start with the facts we know and then we will be able to see how the mind fits in with science and metaphysics: consciousness is the higher level effect of lower level brain processes. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    44 min

  6. Apr 24

    John Searle: The Mind-Body Problem 1

    John Searle considers the incompatibility of dualism and materialism and argues that we should reject both, because they are based on faulty concepts. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    56 min

  7. Mar 25

    John Searle: Three Features of Consciousness

    John Searle lays out the three basic features that any theory of consciousness must account for. Conscious phenomena are inner, qualitative and ontologically subjective. Searle also rejects the idea that consciousness cannot be studied by science. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    1h 11m

  8. Mar 3

    John Searle: Justification for External Realism and Beyond Atheism

    After considering, and dismissing, various arguments against External Realism, John Searle asks if there is a positive case for it. He also considers how religion might factor into these questions of metaphysics and comes to surprising and interesting conclusion. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠

    51 min
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Reading Philosophy is a podcast for everyone who is interested in philosophy, no matter how much they already know. We read and discuss full texts together, in detail. And we provide the necessary context to help everyone understand what is going on. You can also join live sessions of these readings on Discord: https://discord.gg/philosophy

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