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Dr Tevin Naidu is medical doctor, philosopher and ethicist. He attained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB,ChB) degree from Stellenbosch University and his Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria. His academic work focuses on theories of consciousness, computational psychiatry, phenomenological psychopathology, values-based practice, moral luck, addiction, and the philosophy and ethics of science, mind and mental health. He is the host of Mind-Body Solution. Mind-Body Solution explores the nature of consciousness, reality, free will, morality, mental health, and more. This podcast presents enlightening discourse with the world’s leading experts in philosophy, physics, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, AI, and beyond. It will change the way you think about the mind-body dichotomy by showing just how difficult — intellectually and practically — the mind-body problem is.

In this episode, Dr Tony Nader (host of "Consciousness Is All There Is") and Dr Tevin Naidu evaluate the various theories of consciousness and discuss the pros and cons of each theory. From physicalism to idealism, they explain their own impressions on these theories and broaden our understanding of what consciousness is. Thank you to Tony for the great interview and for allowing us to repost it on our channel. This is a relatively old recording (recorded prior to my interview with Tony on Mind-Body Solution). Useful nonetheless!

EPISODE LINKS:

- Tony's Website: https://www.drtonynader.com/

- Tony's Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@DrTonyNader

- Tony's Mind-Body Solution episode: https://youtu.be/PFHiMYKubrU

CONNECT:

- Website: https://tevinnaidu.com

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- Twitter: https://twitter.com/drtevinnaidu

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drtevinnaidu

TIMESTAMPS:

(0:00) - Introduction

(1:40) - Physicalism & Material Reductionism

(9:59) - Illusionism & Emergentism

(22:55) - Controlled Hallucination & Solipsism

(27:53) - Pros and Cons of different theories of Consciousness

(31:45) - Explanatory Gaps

(39:08) - Panpsychism, Idealism & Dualism

(46:16) - Exploring Consciousness & AI

(58:43) - Purpose of Mind-Body Solution

(1:02:12) - Practical implications

(1:03:56) - Mind-Body Solution's impact on Me

(1:06:56) - Conclusion