Channel: Closer To Truth

Category: Education

Tags: reductionismscience and nondualitycloser to truthdualismphysical consciousnessnon-conscious processunderstanding consciousnessjulia mossbridgerobert lawrence kuhnis consciousness entirely physical

Description: Here's the big question about consciousness, our inner experience of what things feel like. Is consciousness a product of the physical world alone? Because if consciousness is the output of the physical brain by itself, however complex, then consciousness as physicalism would defeat those who believe, or hope for, the existence of nonphysical realities. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on consciousness: bit.ly/2RsUqem Julia Mossbridge, M.A., Ph.D. is a Visiting Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), the CEO and Research Director of Mossbridge Institute, LLC, and a Visiting Scholar in the Psychology Department at Northwestern University. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.