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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833
Twitter: @JordanCMyers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).
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<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833" rel="nofollow">https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833" rel="nofollow">https://www.jstor.org/stable/2023833</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Ep. 35 - FW/MR: "Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person" by Harry Frankfurt</title>
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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717
Twitter: @JordanCMyers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/ Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).
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Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717" rel="nofollow">https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this reading group episode, we discuss Frankfurt&#39;s famous paper, Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person.<br>
Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717" rel="nofollow">https://www.jstor.org/stable/2024717</a></p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p><p>Special Guests: Adam (Reading Group Discussions) and Giffin (Reading Group Discussions).</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Ep. 12 - Bernardo Kastrup: Why Materialism Cannot Explain Consciousness</title>
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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.bernardokastrup.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&amp;amp;t=1339s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9aLRjeLkY&amp;amp;t=3156s
If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. 
Twitter: @JordanCMyers
You can also get in contact by emailing me at platoscavepodcast@gmail.com
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true
Plato's Cave Website: https://platoscave.fireside.fm/
Plato's Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org  Special Guest: Bernardo Kastrup.
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<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.bernardokastrup.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bernardokastrup.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&t=1339s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&amp;t=1339s</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9aLRjeLkY&t=3156s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9aLRjeLkY&amp;t=3156s</a></p>

<p>If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers</a><br>
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. </p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p>

<p>Plato&#39;s Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org </p><p>Special Guest: Bernardo Kastrup.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, I speak with Bernardo Kastrup, who holds a PhD in Philosophy and Computer Engineering, about the hard problem of consciousness, idealism, theory of mind, panpsychism, and why materialistic reductionism cannot account for the fact of conscious experience.   </p>

<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.bernardokastrup.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bernardokastrup.com/</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&t=1339s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itSSn6jj8iQ&amp;t=1339s</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9aLRjeLkY&t=3156s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9aLRjeLkY&amp;t=3156s</a></p>

<p>If you learned something from this episode, please consider supporting me here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers" rel="nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers</a><br>
Every dollar that comes in will go towards bettering the show or towards funding my Philosophy PhD. </p>

<p><strong>Twitter:</strong> @Jordan_C_Myers<br>
You can also get in contact by emailing me at <a href="mailto:platoscavepodcast@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">platoscavepodcast@gmail.com</a><br>
<strong>Youtube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1RiH1j-M6C59z1upPXkWw?disable_polymer=true</a></strong><br>
Plato&#39;s Cave Website: <a href="https://platoscave.fireside.fm/" rel="nofollow">https://platoscave.fireside.fm/</a></p>

<p>Plato&#39;s Cave is produced by a non-profit organization centered around public education on high-minded topics, Muckraker Media, which I co-founded. You can find out more by visiting muckrakermedia.org </p><p>Special Guest: Bernardo Kastrup.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/jordanmyers">Support Plato&#39;s Cave</a></p>]]>
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