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*Could consciousness begin with the very first forms of life?*
Philip Goff argues that consciousness cannot have fuzzy boundaries. If there is no gradual transition between feeling and not feeling, then consciousness may extend all the way to the earliest living organisms—even if their experiences are unimaginably simple.
0:00 Why Consciousness Matters for Animals
1:14 Why Consciousness Cannot Have Fuzzy Boundaries
2:11 Why Philip Goff Thinks Consciousness Begins with Life
*Philip Goff* is a philosopher and consciousness researcher at Durham University. He is one of the world's leading proponents of panpsychism and the author of Galileo's Error and Why? The Purpose of the Universe. He is regarded as a major voice in contemporary philosophy of mind and metaphysics.
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* Landscape of Consciousness website, "Goff’s Panpsychism": loc.closertotruth.com/theory/goff-s-panpsychism
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*Could consciousness begin with the very first forms of life?*
Philip Goff argues that consciousness cannot have fuzzy boundaries. If there is no gradual transition between feeling and not feeling, then consciousness may extend all the way to the earliest living organisms—even if their experiences are unimaginably simple.
0:00 Why Consciousness Matters for Animals
1:14 Why Consciousness Cannot Have Fuzzy Boundaries
2:11 Why Philip Goff Thinks Consciousness Begins with Life
*Philip Goff* is a philosopher and consciousness researcher at Durham University. He is one of the world's leading proponents of panpsychism and the author of Galileo's Error and Why? The Purpose of the Universe. He is regarded as a major voice in contemporary philosophy of mind and metaphysics.
*More from Philip Goff on Closer To Truth:*
* Philip Goff playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPea5pQfnXks
* Closer To Truth contributors: closertotruth.com/contributor/philip-goff
* Landscape of Consciousness website, "Goff’s Panpsychism": loc.closertotruth.com/theory/goff-s-panpsychism
*Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV
*Join the Community:*
* Membership (5,000+ videos): closertotruth.com/register
* Audio Podcast: closertotruth.podbean.com
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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.
#CloserToTruth #Consciousness #PhilipGoff #Panpsychism #AnimalConsciousness
