#1578

Mentioned in 27 episodes

What Is It Like to Be a Bat?

Book • 2024

Thomas Nagel's essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" is a seminal work in philosophy of mind.

It explores the subjective nature of consciousness and the challenges of understanding other minds.

Nagel argues that even with complete physical knowledge of a bat's brain, we cannot fully grasp its subjective experience.

This essay highlights the limitations of reductionist approaches to consciousness.

It continues to be a central text in discussions about qualia, subjective experience, and the mind-body problem.

Mentioned by

Kasia de Lazari Radek

Sharon Hewitt Rawlette

Mentioned in 27 episodes

Mentioned by

Robert Greene

in the context of his essay on bat consciousness.

#839 - Robert Greene - 12 Raw Truths About Gaining Power & Respect

Mentioned by Philip Goff in the context of a discussion on the subjective experience of bats.

#261 – Philip Goff: Consciousness, Panpsychism, and the Philosophy of Mind

Mentioned when talking about how a bat's knowledge of the world is going to be very different.

EP 322 Brendan Graham Dempsey on Psyche and Symbolic Learning

Referenced by

Anil Seth

in relation to subjective experiences, using bats to explain how everyone's world is unique.

How your brain predicts your reality (w/ Anil Seth)

Mentioned by

Kasia de Lazari Radek

as one of

Thomas Nagel

's most famous works.

THOMAS NAGEL thinks you are wrong about the understanding of the universe

Mentioned by

Jordan Shallow

as an essay on consciousness by a philosopher and neuroscientist.

2717: Pain Isn't What You Think w/ Dr. Jordan Shallow

Mentioned by

Rob Wiblin

as the advisor of

Sharon Hewitt Rawlette

and author of What Is It Like To Be A Bat?

#138 Classic episode – Sharon Hewitt Rawlette on why pleasure and pain are the only things that intrinsically matter

Mentioned by

Tim Scarfe

in relation to the concept of subjective experience.

Prof. Murray Shanahan - Machines Don't Think Like Us

Mentioned by

Peter Hershock

in relation to the question of subjective experience in other beings.

Peter D. Hershock, "Consciousness Mattering: A Buddhist Synthesis" (Bloomsbury, 2023)

Mentioned by

Annaka Harris

as a source for her definition of consciousness.

Annaka Harris On Consciousness

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