Paul Thagard

Deanna Kuhn, cognitive psychologist who studies argumentative reasoning and metacognition. Paul Thagard, philosopher-cognitive scientist defending rationalist accounts of conceptual change. Geoffrey Lloyd, historian of ancient science exploring Greek and Chinese thought. They discuss how social contexts shape scientific styles, rational models of conceptual revolutions, and whether ordinary reasoning uses argument and metacognition.

Paul Thagard, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and cognitive scientist, discusses how brains build consciousness. He outlines the NBC theory and compares consciousness theories. He explores dreams, jokes, songs, social influences on awareness, consciousness in animals, and whether AI can be conscious. The conversation also touches on solving the mind-body problem and new scientific approaches.