Daniel Dennett: Philosophy, Free Will, Thinking Differently

The deepest dive into philosopher Daniel Dennett's mind. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Soul 03:18 - Most Important Philosophical Question 12:06 - Do Qualia Exist? 30:28 - Uploading Consciousness 39:55 - Thinking Differently 56:20 - Pragmatism 1:01:06 - Robert Sapolsky 1:12:57 - Philosophers and Scientists 1:29:30 - Patterns and Emergence 1:36:46 - Roger Penrose 1:42:39 - Sailing Boats 1:45:40 - Fictionalism 1:51:12 - Coming Up With Concepts 1:59:55 - Douglas Hofstadter 2:05:30 - AI Alignment Problem 2:11:31 - Q&A   NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.   THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.    Support TOE: - Patreon:   / curtjaimungal    (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto:  https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE  - PayPal:  https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE  - TOE Merch:  https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch  Follow TOE: - Instagram:   / theoriesofeverythingpod    - TikTok:   / theoriesofeverything_    - Twitter:   / toewithcurt    - Discord Invite:   / discord    - iTunes:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...  - Pandora:  https://pdora.co/33b9lfP  - Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9...  - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything:  / theoriesofeverything    Join this channel to get access to perks:   / @theoriesofeverything    LINKS MENTIONED: - I've Been Thinking (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3RVffvf  - The Ego of the Mind (Daniel Dennett & Douglas Hofstadter):  https://amzn.to/3RK4JGa  - Determined (Robert Sapolsky):  https://amzn.to/3RWMm0P  - Podcast w/ Robert Sapolsky on TOE: COMING - Elbow Room (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3GT8u77  - The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins):  https://amzn.to/3GVyMW3  - The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose):  https://amzn.to/3RVmiEb  - Podcast w/ Carlo Rovelli on TOE:   • Carlo Rovelli: Loop Quantum Gravity, ...    - Engineering, Daydreaming, and Control (Daniel Dennett):  https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...  - Am I a Fictionalist? (Daniel Dennett):  https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapter...  - The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins):  https://amzn.to/3RX38hu  - Consciousness Explained (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/41BHPVO  - Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3S6lQmZ  - Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3vi0VV2  - Freedom Evolves (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3THPIqL  - Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3TDef0g  - From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/41yKJL3  - Podcast w/ David Sloan Wilson on TOE:   • David Sloan Wilson: Why Dawkins Is Pl...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman on TOE:   • Donald Hoffman: The Nature of Conscio...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Joscha Bach on TOE:   • Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Conscio...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Philip Goff on TOE:   • Reality, Evolution, Consciousness | D...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and John Vervaeke on TOE:   • Exposing the Matrix: Cognitive Scient...    - Podcast w/ Anand Vaidya on TOE:   • Anand Vaidya: Consciousness, Truth, B...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Exploring theoretical physics, consciousness, Ai, and God in a technically rigorous manner. If you'd like to support this endeavor, then please visit the Patreon ( https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal ). Thank you for your charitable and kindhearted support. My name's Curt Jaimungal, a Torontonian with a degree in mathematical physics from the University of Toronto and I analyze various Theories of Everything from this analytic perspective, though more and more opening up to alternative approaches. The separating factor of TOE from other podcasts is its focus on depth even at the risk of limiting the audience due to how much detail we delve into subjects. Paralleling the intensity found in academic discourse, we're increasingly embracing a spectrum of unconventional ideas to conduct research during this podcast, rather than merely conveying existing information. Contact toe [at] indiefilmTO [dot] com for business inquiries / sponsorship.