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Noam Chomsky
Linguist and philosopher: language, free will and the limits of explanation
Who they are, and what we talked about
Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher and cognitive scientist, widely regarded as a founder of modern linguistics and of cognitive science. He holds a Laureate Professorship in Linguistics at the University of Arizona.
He has joined Dr Naidu twice. In 2022 they discussed the mind-body problem, the hard problem of consciousness and what the history of science says about materialism. In 2023 the subjects were free will, moral responsibility, the medicalisation of human experience and the meaning of life.
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Episodes with Dr Naidu
In date order, so you can follow how the conversation developed.
16 May 2022
What Is The Mind-Body Problem? The Hard Problem Of Consciousness & Materialism
Length 37 min
In this conversation: The Mind-Body Problem; Distinction between physical explanations; Change of Science's course over time.
31 January 2023
Do We Have Free Will? Moral Responsibility & The Meaning Of Life
Length 1 hr 21 min
In this conversation: Theories of Free Will; Free Will & Moral Responsibility; Linguistics & Historical Perspectives.