#138 Keith Frankish: Consciousness, Illusionism, Free Will, and AI
Dr. Keith Frankish is a British philosopher and writer, currently living in Crete, Greece. He’s an Honorary Reader at the University of Sheffield, UK, a Visiting Research Fellow with The Open University, UK, and an Adjunct Professor with the Brain and Mind Programme at the University of Crete. He works mainly in philosophy of mind, also with interests in other areas of Philosophy. He’s also the author of books like Mind and Supermind (2004) and Illusionism: As a Theory of Consciousness (2017).
In this episode, the central topic is consciousness. We talk about what is it; the hard problem of consciousness; illusionism; the evolutionary origins and function of consciousness; how consciousness relates to questions surrounding free will and determinism. Toward the end, we also discuss a little bit if AI could spontaneously develop consciousness in any way, or if we would need to program it into it.
Time Links:
What is consciousness?
The hard problem of consciousness
Illusionism
Does phenomenal consciousness exist?
Why did consciousness evolve? What function does it serve?
Theory of mind, thinking about the future, and deliberation
Consciousness as an emergent property of the mind
Consciousness, free will, and determinism, and compatibilism
Could AI develop consciousness?
Follow Dr. Frankish’s work!
Follow Dr. Frankish’s work:
Faculty page: https://tinyurl.com/y9ugk2vl
Books: https://tinyurl.com/y8aeua4l
Website: https://www.keithfrankish.com/
Twitter handle: @keithfrankish
Other relevant links:
Daniel Dennett’s books: https://tinyurl.com/y7s5g58s
“The Meta-Problem of Conciousness”, by David Chalmers: https://tinyurl.com/yd8ej28n