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Philosopher Keith Frankish interviews leading philosophers of mind and cognitive scientistsThemes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Philosophy of mind interviews • Consciousness theories • Representation, intentionality, introspection • Illusionism and phenomenal experience • Sensation vs perception, blindsight, color perception • Artificial agents, large language models, artificial consciousness • Evolutionary psychology, spiritualityThis podcast features in-depth interviews with philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists about contemporary questions surrounding consciousness, perception, and the mind’s place in nature. Across conversations, the host draws out both intellectual biographies and detailed arguments, connecting philosophical positions to findings and methods in psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science.
A central theme is how to understand consciousness: what counts as evidence for a theory of conscious experience, whether “what it is like” talk captures anything substantive, and how first-person reports and introspection should be treated. Listeners encounter debates about representation and intentionality, the status of phenomenal consciousness, and proposals that some aspects of subjective experience may be illusory or misconceived. Related discussions examine perception versus sensation, including case studies and neuropsychological phenomena such as blindsight, and broader questions about the evolutionary function of conscious experience and sentience in non-human animals.
The podcast also engages with artificial agents and machine intelligence, including the implications of large language models for theorizing about mind, and the prospects and challenges of artificial consciousness. Alongside core philosophical and scientific issues, episodes sometimes range into wider human concerns that intersect with theories of mind—such as spirituality, mental health and suicide, and the ethical and social consequences of emerging digital technologies, including worries about the degradation of online information environments.
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3: Anna Strasser 2025-Oct-12 48 minutes |
2: Pete Mandik2022-Apr-16 152 minutes |
1: Nicholas Humphrey2022-Jan-15 112 minutes |