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Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness
Philip Goff ISBN 9780525564775
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Philip Goff ISBN 9780525564775
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This book by Philip Goff has come up 2 times across 2 different shows: Lex Fridman, Tim Ferriss. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman, Philip Goff. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2022-02-03 and the most recent from 2025-04-09. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
"Rooted in an analysis of the philosophical underpinnings of modern science and based on the early twentieth-century work of Arthur Eddington and Bertrand Russell, Goff makes the case for panpsychism, a theory which posits that consciousness is not confined to biological entities but is a fundamental feature of all physical matter, from subatomic particles to the human brain. In Galileo's Error, he has provided the first step on a new path to the final theory of human consciousness."--Dust jacket flap.
“And I think that's really I mean this is my book Galileo's error. I think that's really at the root of our current predicaments of consciousness.”— Philip Goff
The guest here is Philip Goff: Philosopher and academic who has built his career defending panpsychism, the view that consciousness goes all the way down to the fundamental building blocks of reality. Author of Galileo's Error and Why? The Purpose of the Universe. Philosopher Philip Goff makes the case for panpsychism, explores consciousness and quantum mechanics, and shares his return to a heretical Christianity.
“he is the author of galileo's error foundations for a new science of consciousness and is the host of an excellent podcast”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Philip Goff: British philosopher specializing in philosophy of mind and consciousness, a leading defender of panpsychism. Author of Galileo's Error and co-host of the Mind Chat podcast. Philosopher Philip Goff makes the case that consciousness is the fundamental nature of all matter, not a byproduct of the brain.
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