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Rationally Speaking #242 - Keith Frankish on "Why consciousness is an illusion"

Rationally Speaking #242 - Keith Frankish on "Why consciousness is an illusion"

Released Tuesday, 29th October 2019
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Rationally Speaking #242 - Keith Frankish on "Why consciousness is an illusion"

Rationally Speaking #242 - Keith Frankish on "Why consciousness is an illusion"

Rationally Speaking #242 - Keith Frankish on "Why consciousness is an illusion"

Rationally Speaking #242 - Keith Frankish on "Why consciousness is an illusion"

Tuesday, 29th October 2019
 1 person rated this episode
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Philosopher of mind Keith Frankish is one of the leading proponents of "illusionism," the theory that argues that your subjective experience -- i.e., the "what it is like" to be you -- is a trick of the mind. It's a counterintuitive theory, but Keith makes the case for it in this episode, while explaining the other leading theories of consciousness and why he rejects them.

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