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Philosopher Keith Frankish interviews leading philosophers of mind and cognitive scientistsThemes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ philosophy of mind interviews • consciousness theories and debates • intentionality and representation • introspection and first-person perspective • sensation vs perception, blindsight, color experience • naturalism, illusionism • artificial agents, large language models, artificial consciousness • digital ethics and online pollutionThis podcast features in-depth interviews with philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists about how to understand consciousness, mental representation, and the relationship between first-person experience and scientific explanation. Conversations often connect classic philosophical problems—such as what (if anything) it means to talk about “what it is like” to have an experience—with naturalistic approaches that prioritize third-person evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science.
Across the episodes, guests discuss competing theories of consciousness, including views that treat phenomenal consciousness as illusory or conceptually misguided, and they examine how introspection should be understood—as a special kind of self-knowledge, a form of recalibration, or something else entirely. The interviews also draw on empirical cases and concepts, such as blindsight and distinctions between sensation and perception, to probe what consciousness does and how it might have evolved.
Another recurring theme is artificial agency and the implications of contemporary AI, including large language models and the prospects for artificial consciousness. The podcast also touches on broader human concerns that intersect with theories of mind, including spirituality, depression and suicide, and the place of consciousness in an evolutionary framework, as well as worries about the effects of digital technologies on our informational environment.
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3: Anna Strasser 2025-Oct-12 48 minutes |
2: Pete Mandik2022-Apr-16 152 minutes |
1: Nicholas Humphrey2022-Jan-15 112 minutes |