All Aboard The Ship of Theseus with Keith Wiley
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All Aboard The Ship of Theseus with Keith Wiley

ByAdam Ford

An exploration of the philosophical concept of metaphysical identity, using numerous variations on the infamous Ship of Theseus thought experiment. Video interview with Keith Wiley Note: a separate text interview is below. Keith Wiley is the author of A Taxonomy and Metaphysics of Mind-Uploading, available on Amazon. The ship of Theseus, also known as Theseus’…

Materialism vs Physicalism (and Strawsonian Physicalism) with David Pearce
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Materialism vs Physicalism (and Strawsonian Physicalism) with David Pearce

ByAdam Ford

David Pearce (interviewed by Adam Ford) discusses the difference between Physicalism & Materialism – and also discusses Strawsonian Physicalism – the idea that consciousness discloses the intrinsic nature of the physical. May answer which breathes fire into the equations. What makes our minds distinctive – isn’t that we are composed of novel stuff (along the…