Plato's Cave
A philosophy podcast hosted by the lowly grad student, Jordan Myers
Displaying all 2 Episode of Plato's Cave with the tag “papineau”.
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Ep. 78 - Identity Arguments for Materialism: David Papineau (Consciousness pt. 5)
August 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 33 mins
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In a much more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don't need explaining. (Please excuse the instances of weird underwater-sounding audio...I have no clue what happened there.)
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Ep. 13 - David Papineau: Materialism and Consciousness
August 23rd, 2020 | 52 mins 28 secs
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In this episode, I talk with David Papineau about his rejection of the Hard Problem of Consciousness, how dualism infects thinking about theory of mind, and how materialism is the best account of why we have experiences.