Philip Goff joins me to discuss panpsychism, cosmopsychism, and how these theories of consciousness have the potential to explain one of the most striking discoveries of modern science: the fine-tuning of the universe for intelligent life.

Check out Philip's book, Why?: The Purpose of the Universe.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:05 What is panpsychism?

00:14:46 Panpsychism vs. idealism

00:17:49 Why we should be panpsychists

00:34:35 The combination problem

00:40:12 From panpsychism to cosmopsychism

00:48:40 The fine-tuning of the universe

00:56:28 Cosmopsychism vs. theism

01:10:45 What is the purpose of the universe?

01:16:40 Debating William Lane Craig

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