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Interview: Patricia Churchland, the really nice guy materialist
“Brian McLaughlin wrote the entry on consciousness for the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Consciousness. He said the Churchlands don’t believe in consciousness. And it was so interesting because we had studiously avoided saying any such thing about consciousness. So I phoned Brian after I read this and I said, ‘Well, what the fuck?’”
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Updated every Tuesday and Friday, tpm's website features articles from current and back issues of the magazine, as well as some online exclusives.Talking Philosophy
The Optimistic Directive | |
| Noted writer Neal Stephenson has argued that contemporary science fiction is too focused on nihilism and apocalyptic scenarios. The current crop of such works, such as the Walking Dead, are compared rather unfavorably to the hopeful view of the future that was supposed … | |
| Posted: 2012-05-19 | More... |
The Story of Philosophy | |
| It would, of course, be vulgar to mention the fact that the book Jeremy Stangroom and I recently wrote, The Story of Philosophy: A History of Western Thought, has just landed on the shelves. So I’ll keep that to myself, … | |
| Posted: 2012-05-15 | More... |
Sins of the Past | |
| The Washington Post recently published a story about an incident that took place during Mitt Romney’s years as a high school student. According to the story, Mitt Romney took offense at the long hair of fellow student John Lauber. … | |
| Posted: 2012-05-14 | More... |
Secularism, priorities, Islam, and Waleed Aly | |
| What follows here after some introductory paragraphs repeats almost verbatim a post that I published over on my personal blog back in 2007. Now, my thinking has moved on a little bit since then, and you will see a slightly … | |
| Posted: 2012-05-13 | More... |
For Better or Worse Reasoning | |
| My tenth Kindle book is out, For Better or Worse Reasoning: A Philosophical Look at Arguments Against Same-Sex Marriage. It is the usual 99 cents in the US and the equivalent in dead parrot jokes in the UK. It is … | |
| Posted: 2012-05-12 | More... |
Announcements
Podcast: New Podcast Series |
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| tpm’s editor-in-chief Julian Baggini has started a new podcast series, microphilosophy, which replaces his popular Philosophy Monthly. Each edition will be an interview, talk, discussion or feature, no longer than half an hour but usually much shorter. This first is an interview with the philosopher and theologian Richard Swinburne, conducted for Julian’s new book, The Ego Trick. More podcasts relating to the book will follow over coming weeks. You can download or listen to the podcast here and at iTunes. | |
| Posted: 2011-11-09 | More... |
Can artificial intelligence teach us about what it means to be human? |
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| That is the fascinating question behind Brian Christian’s recent book, The Most Human Human. In his latest microphilosophy podcast, Julian Baggini is in conversation with Christian. More information here or download from iTunes. | |
| Posted: 2011-11-09 | More... |
Latest microphilosophy podcast |
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| In the latest microphilosophy podcast, tpm's editor-in-chief Julian Baggini talks to John Gray about some of the ideas that emerge from his latest book, The Immortalization Commission: The Strange Quest to Cheat Death. Download from this link or iTunes. The podcast was recorded at the Bristol Festival of Ideas in May, at the Arnolfini. # | |
| Posted: 2011-09-10 | |
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