Philosophical Speculations

In the conversation between Vervaeke and Kastrup on Curt Jaimungal's Podcast Kastrup talks about the possibility that the universe learns its laws instead of them being determined at the "beginning". Thus, when I found this scientific paper this morning, I just had to share it with this co...

In a previous installment of the "Beyond Us" interview series, Donald Hoffman talks about his wish to find / develop a mathematical theory of consciousness (the segment starts at 20:41). https://youtu.be/reslb8Pu3Rk?t=1241 Could it be that he's following a red herring, that such an exact m...

It's always a pleasure viewing a new episode of "Beyond Us". However, I am a bit disappointed by the restrictive view of language and subjective experience espoused by the interviewee. Especially the part in the interview where Hornsby talks about an individual's struggle of not being able...