Daniel Dennett: Philosophy, Free Will, Thinking Differently

The deepest dive into philosopher Daniel Dennett's mind. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - The Soul 03:18 - Most Important Philosophical Question 12:06 - Do Qualia Exist? 30:28 - Uploading Consciousness 39:55 - Thinking Differently 56:20 - Pragmatism 1:01:06 - Robert Sapolsky 1:12:57 - Philosophers and Scientists 1:29:30 - Patterns and Emergence 1:36:46 - Roger Penrose 1:42:39 - Sailing Boats 1:45:40 - Fictionalism 1:51:12 - Coming Up With Concepts 1:59:55 - Douglas Hofstadter 2:05:30 - AI Alignment Problem 2:11:31 - Q&A   NOTE: The perspectives expressed by guests don't necessarily mirror my own. There's a versicolored arrangement of people on TOE, each harboring distinct viewpoints, as part of my endeavor to understand the perspectives that exist.   THANK YOU: To Mike Duffey for your insight, help, and recommendations on this channel.    Support TOE: - Patreon:   / curtjaimungal    (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto:  https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE  - PayPal:  https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE  - TOE Merch:  https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch  Follow TOE: - Instagram:   / theoriesofeverythingpod    - TikTok:   / theoriesofeverything_    - Twitter:   / toewithcurt    - Discord Invite:   / discord    - iTunes:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...  - Pandora:  https://pdora.co/33b9lfP  - Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b9...  - Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything:  / theoriesofeverything    Join this channel to get access to perks:   / @theoriesofeverything    LINKS MENTIONED: - I've Been Thinking (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3RVffvf  - The Ego of the Mind (Daniel Dennett & Douglas Hofstadter):  https://amzn.to/3RK4JGa  - Determined (Robert Sapolsky):  https://amzn.to/3RWMm0P  - Podcast w/ Robert Sapolsky on TOE: COMING - Elbow Room (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3GT8u77  - The Extended Phenotype (Richard Dawkins):  https://amzn.to/3GVyMW3  - The Emperor's New Mind (Roger Penrose):  https://amzn.to/3RVmiEb  - Podcast w/ Carlo Rovelli on TOE:   • Carlo Rovelli: Loop Quantum Gravity, ...    - Engineering, Daydreaming, and Control (Daniel Dennett):  https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...  - Am I a Fictionalist? (Daniel Dennett):  https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapter...  - The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins):  https://amzn.to/3RX38hu  - Consciousness Explained (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/41BHPVO  - Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3S6lQmZ  - Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3vi0VV2  - Freedom Evolves (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3THPIqL  - Elbow Room: The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/3TDef0g  - From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds (Daniel Dennett):  https://amzn.to/41yKJL3  - Podcast w/ David Sloan Wilson on TOE:   • David Sloan Wilson: Why Dawkins Is Pl...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman on TOE:   • Donald Hoffman: The Nature of Conscio...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Joscha Bach on TOE:   • Donald Hoffman Λ Joscha Bach: Conscio...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and Philip Goff on TOE:   • Reality, Evolution, Consciousness | D...    - Podcast w/ Donald Hoffman and John Vervaeke on TOE:   • Exposing the Matrix: Cognitive Scient...    - Podcast w/ Anand Vaidya on TOE:   • Anand Vaidya: Consciousness, Truth, B...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices