Hi everyone,
You may recognise today’s guest, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, as the host of “Closer to Truth”, a fantastic series of interviews with leading experts in philosophy and science, with a particular focus on consciousness.
Having now spent years speaking to people with all sorts of views about the nature of consciousness, Robert has taken the time to put together an incredible resource which maps an ever-increasing number of theories (the current number is about 444). Categorised, compared, and explained, this map presents them with unprecedented comprehensiveness interactivity.
I decided to sit down with Robert to talk through the map, and what he has learned about all the different theories within it during his time as an interviewer.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Landscape of Consciousness Map
16:32 - Materialism
25:36 - What Counts As Materialism?
43:50 - The Difference Between Panpsychism and Materialism
48:14 - What’s the Difference Between Panpsychism and Idealism?
56:50 - Idealism and Monism
01:02:29 - Do All These “Theories” Really Differ?
01:07:18 - Dualism and Property Dualism
01:19:08 - Are Psychedelic Experiences Significant?
01:30:40 - The “Challenge” Category
01:41:14 - Quantum Theories of Consciousness
01:46:35 - Integrated Information Theory
02:00:31 - Theological Approaches to Consciousness
02:14:11 - How Theory of Mind Brings Us Together
