William Blake and the Metaverse – The Mental Fight to be a Person

An MP3 version of this talk is at my stream Thoughts and Talks, which should be in your podcast feed. The hard problem of consciousness. Imagination as an “overheated brain”. A future in the Cloud or Metaverse. William Blake was a thinker as well as poet and artist. His prophetic punch comes from seeing through… Continue reading William Blake and the Metaverse – The Mental Fight to be a Person

Panpsychism – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake

The discussion of alternative worldviews, from various forms of materialism to types of idealism, has exploded in recent years, and the notion of panpsychism is in the middle of the debate. In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon explore the different types of panpsychism being proposed, from more conservative forms… Continue reading Panpsychism – a conversation with Rupert Sheldrake