Phillip Goff

What the panpsychist does is the mirror image of that expoundry project, right? Rather than starting with physical reality and trying to get consciousness out, you start with consciousness and try and get physical reality out. With that expoundry project, I would say we've done the job. We've solved the mystery. So yeah, so that's...

That's the nuanced point that the scientifically established facts about correlation don't settle these matters, sadly.

That's the nuanced point that the scientifically established facts about correlation don't settle these matters, sadly.

That's the nuanced point that the scientifically established facts about correlation don't settle these matters, sadly.

That's a great question. And I think when we're getting to the core of this right now, I think we need to think very carefully about what physical explanation is all about, what it's in the business of. And I think what it's in the business of is explaining behavior, explaining publicly observable behavior. Let's take a concrete example of where we have a nice physical explanation.

That's a great question. And I think when we're getting to the core of this right now, I think we need to think very carefully about what physical explanation is all about, what it's in the business of. And I think what it's in the business of is explaining behavior, explaining publicly observable behavior. Let's take a concrete example of where we have a nice physical explanation.

That's a great question. And I think when we're getting to the core of this right now, I think we need to think very carefully about what physical explanation is all about, what it's in the business of. And I think what it's in the business of is explaining behavior, explaining publicly observable behavior. Let's take a concrete example of where we have a nice physical explanation.

The boiling point of water, right? Why does water boil at this temperature and bubble and stuff? What are we trying to explain there? We're trying to explain this behavior of the system, why it bubbles in this way. We tell a story about the behavior of the molecules and the atoms. we get a very satisfying explanation. We say, ah, I see why that happens.

The boiling point of water, right? Why does water boil at this temperature and bubble and stuff? What are we trying to explain there? We're trying to explain this behavior of the system, why it bubbles in this way. We tell a story about the behavior of the molecules and the atoms. we get a very satisfying explanation. We say, ah, I see why that happens.

The boiling point of water, right? Why does water boil at this temperature and bubble and stuff? What are we trying to explain there? We're trying to explain this behavior of the system, why it bubbles in this way. We tell a story about the behavior of the molecules and the atoms. we get a very satisfying explanation. We say, ah, I see why that happens.

And we could wonder why the molecules and the atoms behave the way they do. We go to the behavior of the particles. Maybe we go to string theory. But it's all about explaining behavior, explaining publicly observable behavior. I think, see if you agree or disagree, when it comes to consciousness, that's not what we're trying to do.

And we could wonder why the molecules and the atoms behave the way they do. We go to the behavior of the particles. Maybe we go to string theory. But it's all about explaining behavior, explaining publicly observable behavior. I think, see if you agree or disagree, when it comes to consciousness, that's not what we're trying to do.

And we could wonder why the molecules and the atoms behave the way they do. We go to the behavior of the particles. Maybe we go to string theory. But it's all about explaining behavior, explaining publicly observable behavior. I think, see if you agree or disagree, when it comes to consciousness, that's not what we're trying to do.

We're not trying to explain why a system behaves the way it does or why its parts behave the way they do. We're trying to explain why it feels. And that's just a very different explanatory question. Now, there's nuance here, which is why you need to think very carefully about this. Of course, there's an intimate connection between feeling and behavior. When we're in pain or

We're not trying to explain why a system behaves the way it does or why its parts behave the way they do. We're trying to explain why it feels. And that's just a very different explanatory question. Now, there's nuance here, which is why you need to think very carefully about this. Of course, there's an intimate connection between feeling and behavior. When we're in pain or

We're not trying to explain why a system behaves the way it does or why its parts behave the way they do. We're trying to explain why it feels. And that's just a very different explanatory question. Now, there's nuance here, which is why you need to think very carefully about this. Of course, there's an intimate connection between feeling and behavior. When we're in pain or

That's a way of feeling, but it obviously is intimately connected to screaming and trying to get away. That's consistent with what I'm saying. All I'm saying is, let's put it this way. If I want to say, why is my wife in pain? Why is she feeling in pain? I am not asking a question about her behavior or the behavior of her parts. I'm asking a question about why she feels.

That's a way of feeling, but it obviously is intimately connected to screaming and trying to get away. That's consistent with what I'm saying. All I'm saying is, let's put it this way. If I want to say, why is my wife in pain? Why is she feeling in pain? I am not asking a question about her behavior or the behavior of her parts. I'm asking a question about why she feels.

That's a way of feeling, but it obviously is intimately connected to screaming and trying to get away. That's consistent with what I'm saying. All I'm saying is, let's put it this way. If I want to say, why is my wife in pain? Why is she feeling in pain? I am not asking a question about her behavior or the behavior of her parts. I'm asking a question about why she feels.

And it's just a very different explanatory question. So here's an analogy. I think it's like, imagine someone saying, wow, telescopes, really good in astronomy. Let's apply them in pure mathematics. No, they're just totally different expansion projects. So I think people are doing something similar with, look, physical explanation has been so good at explaining so much.