Share Ep. 78 - Identity Arguments for Materialism: David Papineau (Consciousness pt. 5)

Copy link

August 31, 2025

Ep. 78 - Identity Arguments for Materialism: David Papineau (Consciousness pt. 5)

1 hour 33 minutes

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.)

Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:

https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mind_the_gap.pdf

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platoscavepodcast/

Twitter: @Jordan_C_Myers

Website: https://jordanmyers.org/

Email: [email protected]

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).

Support Plato's Cave

...more