<b>Hello, friends! Join <a href="https://twitter.com/mattneapolitan" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/mattneapolitan&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660280517275000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Pr0JYlmVBZyPWw6fUfL6B">Matt Neapolitan</a> and fellow Interintellects in Santa Monica to discuss the nature of consciousness and what it is like to <i>be</i> something. Monism, Dualism, Physicalism, Panpsychism, and more!</b>

Following up on <a href="https://interintellect.com/salon/love-death-and-existentialism-mans-search-for-meaning-in-the-modern-age/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://interintellect.com/salon/love-death-and-existentialism-mans-search-for-meaning-in-the-modern-age/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660280517275000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3CvpYVEACQOzsF8FoBkp58">our recent book club</a> and further discussions in the <a href="https://discord.com/channels/771204239015936031/771213616396501004" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://discord.com/channels/771204239015936031/771213616396501004&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660280517275000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39Ht07YLPLu5bJrWsYbXg5">Los Angeles area ii Discord channel</a>, we’ll begin with the inherent difficulty of explaining something whose definition relies on subjective experience—while also enjoying a friendly meetup at a nice eatery.

From Thomas Nagel and David Chalmers to Anil Seth and Sam Harris, we’ll explore the hard problem of consciousness, the philosophical zombie concept, and the mind-body problem. Together, we’ll explore our own views on monism, dualism, panpsychism, and any other -isms one may endorse. Finally we’ll explore the ethical implications of our conception of consciousness as in the rights of animals or even strong AI.

<b>We’re going to meet at <a href="https://www.thecloverfield.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thecloverfield.net/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1660280517275000&amp;usg=AOvVaw32AD1j_x2F7FsM_zK6V-P-">The Cloverfield</a> at 2 PM—but please RSVP in case we need to send out any updates! </b>
<h4><strong>Reading Materials</strong></h4>
<a href="https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/study/ugmodules/humananimalstudies/lectures/32/nagel_bat.pdf">https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/study/ugmodules/humananimalstudies/lectures/32/nagel_bat.pdf</a>

<a href="https://www.samharris.org/blog/the-mystery-of-consciousness">https://www.samharris.org/blog/the-mystery-of-consciousness</a>

<a href="https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/david-chalmers-thinks-the-hard-problem-is-really-hard/">https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/david-chalmers-thinks-the-hard-problem-is-really-hard/</a>

<a href="https://aeon.co/essays/the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-is-a-distraction-from-the-real-one">https://aeon.co/essays/the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-is-a-distraction-from-the-real-one</a>

<a href="http://ktf.cuni.cz/~linhb7ak/Meditation-in-a-Toolshed.pdf">http://ktf.cuni.cz/~linhb7ak/Meditation-in-a-Toolshed.pdf</a>
<h4>Suggested Listening</h4>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo_vB9iypyM&amp;t=74s"> The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast — Episode 109, The Mystery of Consciousness (Part I - The Debate)</a>

<b></b><a href="https://www.closertotruth.com/series/does-consciousness-defeat-materialism-part-2">https://www.closertotruth.com/series/does-consciousness-defeat-materialism-part-2</a>

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