3/2/2020: Philip Goff on Panpsychism and Free Will

Published: Feb. 10, 2020, 1:41 p.m.

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Philip Goff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. His work is focused on how to integrate consciousness into our scientific worldview, and he defends panpsychism on the grounds that it avoids the difficulties faced by the more traditional options of physicalism and dualism. He has published an academic book on this topic \\u2013 Consciousness and Fundamental Reality (Oxford University Press) \\u2013 as well as a book aimed at a general audience \\u2013 Galileo\\u2019s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness (Rider in UK, Pantheon in US). Goff has also published in newspapers and magazines, such the Guardian, Aeon, the Times Literary Supplement and Philosophy Now. He blogs at Conscience and Consciousness and can be found on Twitter.

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This podcast is an audio recording of Dr. Goff's talk - 'Panpsychism and Free Will' - at the Aristotelian Society on 3 February 2020. The recording was produced by the Backdoor Broadcasting Company.

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