Is the Existence of Consciousness Consistent with Physicalism Ben Watkins vs David Calton

Benjamin Watkins, David Calton · Debate · 1h 58m· May 2021

Atheist philosopher Ben Watkins defends dual-aspect monism — consciousness is real and irreducible yet requires no second substance — against Hasidic dualist David Calton, who argues from a century of scientific failure and the consensus of the sages that consciousness cannot arise from matter.

consciousness · dualism · hard problem of consciousness · materialism and physicalism · metaphysics · mind-body problem · philosophy of mind · physicalism · physicalism vs dualism


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