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Ep. 32 - Minds, Machines, and Souls | Interview Breakdown
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Ep. 32 - Minds, Machines, and Souls | Interview Breakdown

Steve Patterson
Nov 28, 2016
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If consciousness can't be explained within the conceptual toolbox of physicalism, then what's an alternative theory? Are we stuck with dualism?

This is my breakdown of the interview with Professor Bram about consciousness, machine intelligence, and the implications of rejecting reductive physicalism.

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