Daniel Dennett
American publicist and journalist, died 1891
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An American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist, also associated with the New Atheism movement.
David Wolpe: Judaism | Lex Fridman Podcast #270
Lex Fridman
A philosopher with whom Rabbi Wolpe discussed consciousness, finding him delightful and brilliant but making no headway on the subject.
Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind | Lex Fridman Podcast #261
Lex Fridman
A philosopher whose view of consciousness is that it's a side effect of complex brain computation, a 'multiple drafts model' where there is no objective fact about which draft is the correct conscious one.
Isabel Behncke — Lessons from Sex and Play, What We Can Learn from Bonobos and Chimpanzees, and More
Tim Ferriss
A philosopher who stated that 'the best idea I ever thought was evolution'.
Using Meditation to Focus, View Consciousness & Expand Your Mind | Dr. Sam Harris
Andrew Huberman
Philosopher and cognitive scientist, mentioned as another hard-headed skeptic whom Sam Harris tried to teach meditation to.
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Cal Newport
Associated with the New Atheism movement, mentioned as someone who helped package arguments against religion.
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Cal Newport
A prominent figure associated with the New Atheist movement.
Making Sense of Belief and Unbelief
Sam Harris
Author of 'Breaking the Spell,' mentioned as part of the 'New Atheist movement.'
Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3 And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
A philosopher and one of Chris Dixon's heroes, known for writing great popular philosophy books. He advised Dixon to pursue startups if he wasn't going to be a 'great philosopher'.
Preparing for the End: A Conversation with BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger (Episode #297)
Sam Harris
Philosopher mentioned as part of the 'new atheist' movement with Sam Harris.
Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction | Lex Fridman Podcast #191
Lex Fridman
Philosopher known for critiquing Sam Harris's views on Free Will and offering a compatibilist perspective.
Making Sense Of Consciousness
Sam Harris
Philosopher who refers to thought experiments as 'intuition pumps' and has views on consciousness that differ from Nagel and Harris. He wrote 'Consciousness Explained'.
Lisa Feldman Barrett: Counterintuitive Ideas About How the Brain Works | Lex Fridman Podcast #129
Lex Fridman
Philosopher who observed that people obviously have free will and make choices, suggesting a more sophisticated view than simple robotics.
David Chalmers: The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #69
Lex Fridman
A philosopher mentioned for his criticism of the Turing Test, suggesting it overemphasizes imitation and lying.
Dileep George: Brain-Inspired AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #115
Lex Fridman
An American philosopher, cognitive scientist, and writer, who co-authored 'The Mind's I'.
Max Tegmark: Life 3.0 | Lex Fridman Podcast #1
Lex Fridman
Philosopher who holds the view that consciousness is equivalent to intelligence and that 'acting conscious' implies being conscious.
David Deutsch and Naval Ravikant — The Fabric of Reality
Tim Ferriss
Philosopher who said evolution is 'the greatest idea ever had' and 'universal acid' for bad theories.
Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299
Lex Fridman
A philosopher who has thought deeply about consciousness, with whom Demis Hassabis has debated the nature of sentience.
Eric Weinstein Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Philosopher quoted (or misquoted) by Tim Ferriss regarding the brilliance of admitting something 'seemed like a good idea at the time'.
Alien Debate: Sara Walker and Lee Cronin | Lex Fridman Podcast #279
Lex Fridman
A philosopher and cognitive scientist, whose essay 'Herding Cats and Free Will Inflation' is influential for Lee Cronin's understanding of freedom in a deterministic universe.