
Keith Frankish
Is Consciousness an Illusion? Illusionism & it's Ethical Implications
Keith Frankish is a Honorary Reader in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, a Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University, & an Adjunct Professor with the Brain & Mind Programme in Neurosciences at the University of Crete. He is the author of “Mind and Supermind” & “Consciousness”, as well as numerous journal articles & book chapters. He is the editor of “Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness” & the co-editor of “In Two Minds: Dual Processes and Beyond”, “New Waves in Philosophy of Action”, “The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Science”, & “The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence”. Keith’s research interests lie mainly in philosophy of mind, and he is known for defending an illusionist theory of phenomenal consciousness, an action-based account of conscious thought, and a two-level view of the human mind.
EPISODE LINKS:
– Keith’s Website: https://www.keithfrankish.com/
– Keith’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/keithfrankish?s=20
– Keith’s Aeon Essays: https://aeon.co/users/keith-frankish
– Keith’s Illusionism Lectures: • Lecture 1: The Il…