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In doing so, Kuhn offers the first comprehensive scientific overview of how humanity conceives of consciousness and its metaphysical underpinnings in 2025.\n\nIn this conversation, Hans Busstra talks to Kuhn about the categories of his map and the metaphysical commitments they imply. While Kuhn was careful to remain neutral in his published work, here he speaks more openly\u2014sharing which theories he finds more or less plausible. \n\nRead the full paper here: \"A Landscape of Consciousness: Toward a Taxonomy of Explanations and Implications\"\nhttps:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0079610723001128?via%3Dihub\n\nLandscape Map: https:\/\/loc.closertotruth.com\/map\nLandscape Grid: https:\/\/loc.closertotruth.com\/consciousness-theories\nAll Landscape Theories: https:\/\/loc.closertotruth.com\/all-consciousness-categories-subcategories-and-theories\nInteractive Visualization: https:\/\/loc.closertotruth.com\/interactive\n\n0:00:00 Intro\n0:04:02 Wat made you do it?\n0:07:27 To start: what is your definition of consciousness?\n0:08:48 A historical view on the different categories of consciousness theories\n0:18:35 On the importance and relevancy of theories of consciousness\n0:20:51 On the great diversity of the theories\n0:22:30 1. Materialisms\n0:33:51 Are phenomenology and materialism compatible?\n0:39:05 Wrapping up Materialisms\n0:42:50 Robert Lawrence Kuhn's personal experience and views\n0:48:52 2. Non Reductive Physicalism\n0:54:43 3. Quantum theories of consciousness\n1:03:30 Conscious Al in relation to quantum theories of consciousness\n1:07:43 Every theory is an identity theory\n1:14:45 4. Integrated Information Theory\n1:22:18 On the attack on IIT\n1:27:05 5. Panpsychisms\n1:31:44 The scientific method and non-materialist theories of consciousness\n1:35:30 The combination problem\n1:39:29 One starts as a materialist, then becomes a panpsychist and then an idealist.. - Dave Chalmers\n1:41:00 6. Monisms\n1:46:05 7. Dualisms\n1:52:49 John Wheelers 'U' as a dualist picture?\n1:55:49 On the amount of work it took to map all theories\n2:01:38 8. Idealisms\n2:08:49 On bringing religion and spirituality together\n2:11:34 On how the landsape got out too early!\n2:15:39 Robert on his own personal view\n2:29:17 9. Anomalous & Altered States\n2:36:48 On pursuing falsification\n2:42:23 I get a lot of advice to take psychedelics\n2:43:57 How do you hope to change the landscape of consciousness?\n2:50:08 Hans comparing the landscape of consciousness to birdwatching\n2:51:09 On life after death\n\nCloser To Truth is created, executive produced, hosted, and written by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, and co-created, produced, and directed by award-winning filmmaker Peter Getzels.\n\nThe Mystery of Consciousness: https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/playlist\/the-mystery-of-consciousness-why-is-consciousness-a-mystery\/\n\nSecrets of Brain and Mind:\nhttps:\/\/closertotruth.com\/playlist\/secrets-of-brain-and-mind-can-brain-explain-mind\/\n\nCloser To Truth: https:\/\/closertotruth.com\/\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@UCl9StMQ79LtEvlrskzjoYbQ \n\nEssentia Foundation wants to thanks Morgan Compagnon for scouting and arranging our recording location in Paris. \n\nFor questions to Robert, this is his personal e-mail: \nrlkuhn@icloud.com\n\nCopyright \u00a9 2025 Essentia Foundation. 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