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198. Bernardo Kastrup on the Nature of Reality: Materialism, Idealism, or Skepticism
198. Bernardo Kastrup on the Nature of Reality: Materialism, Idealism, or Skepticism
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Length:
134 minutes
Released:
Aug 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this expansive conversation, Michael Shermer speaks with Bernardo Kastrup, the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). Shermer and Kastrup discuss: materialism, idealism, dualism, monism, panpsychism, free will, determinism, consciousness, the problem of other minds, artificial intelligence, out of body and near-death experiences, model dependent realism, and the ultimate nature of reality.
Released:
Aug 7, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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