Every Philosophical Argument About Consciousness

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In this 2-hour long-form video, we slowly explore every major philosophical argument about consciousness, from Descartes’ soul to modern panpsychism, from behaviorism to AI minds. It’s written in a calm, narrative style designed both for deep thinking and falling asleep to.

We move through the history of ideas, introducing the key philosophers, thought experiments, and arguments that have shaped the modern mind–body debate. No prior background in philosophy is required – everything is explained from scratch, with a focus on the psychological and existential stakes.

🧠 Philosophers & Topics Featured

René Descartes – Dualism and “I think, therefore I am.”

John B. Watson, Gilbert Ryle – Behaviorism and the attack on the “ghost in the machine.”

J. J. C. Smart, U. T. Place – Mind–brain identity theory.

Hilary Putnam, Jerry Fodor – Functionalism and mind as software.

Thomas Nagel – “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?”

Frank Jackson – Mary’s Room and the knowledge argument.

David Chalmers – The hard problem and philosophical zombies.

Emergentists & property dualists – Consciousness as a higher-level property.

Panpsychists – Mind as fundamental and widespread in nature.

George Berkeley & later idealists – Reality as mental.

Alan Turing & John Searle – AI, the Turing Test, and the Chinese Room.



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