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Galileo's Error

Philip Goff
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Galileo's Error by Philip Goff gets recommended on Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience, including episodes with Annaka Harris and Philip Goff, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

Galileo's Error by Philip Goff appears 3 times across 3 podcast episodes on 2 shows, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

And actually, Philip Goff has a wonderful book that explains this very well called Galileo's Error.

Best episode to start with
#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness on Modern Wisdom
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The host mentions 'Galileo's Error' by Philip Goff to highlight the unique challenges in studying consciousness, which cannot be fully understood through external observation alone. Goff's book is presented as a valuable resource for those interested in the complexities of consciousness and its experiential nature.

Galileo's Error by Philip Goff most often appears in conversations about consciousness and science.

Recent linked podcasts include Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience, giving you a quick path from the book back to the shows where it actually came up.

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The host mentions 'Galileo's Error' by Philip Goff to highlight the unique challenges in studying consciousness, which cannot be fully understood through external observation alone. Goff's book is presented as a valuable resource for those interested in the complexities of consciousness and its experiential nature.

The host discusses the limitations of physical science in explaining consciousness, referencing 'Galileo's Error' to highlight how Galileo's approach set a precedent for excluding consciousness from scientific inquiry. This exclusion has led to a significant divide between quantitative science and qualitative experiences.

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Individuals interested in consciousness studies and philosophyphilosophers and scientists interested in consciousness
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Recent show rotation: Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience.

Guests tied to these mentions include Annaka Harris and Philip Goff.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 2:08 in the episode where we captured it.

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Which episode recommended Galileo's Error?

#927 - Annaka Harris - Unpacking The Mystery Of Consciousness on Modern Wisdom is one of the clearest indexed episodes that recommended Galileo's Error by Philip Goff. Other indexed episodes include #272 - Philip Goff - What Is Consciousness? on Modern Wisdom and #1739 - Philip Goff on The Joe Rogan Experience. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 2:08.

Which podcast mentioned Galileo's Error?

Modern Wisdom and The Joe Rogan Experience are the main indexed podcasts currently tied to Galileo's Error by Philip Goff.

Who recommended Galileo's Error on podcasts?

Annaka Harris and Philip Goff are the main guests currently tied to recommending Galileo's Error by Philip Goff.

Why do podcast guests bring up Galileo's Error?

The host mentions 'Galileo's Error' by Philip Goff to highlight the unique challenges in studying consciousness, which cannot be fully understood through external observation alone. Goff's book is presented as a valuable resource for those interested in the complexities of consciousness and its experiential nature. It most often appears in conversations about consciousness and science.

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Philip Goff has a wonderful book that explains this very well called Galileo's Error.

Sentiment: Highly Recommended
For: Individuals interested in consciousness studies and philosophy
Key quote: And actually, Philip Goff has a wonderful book that explains this very well called Galileo's Error.
The host mentions 'Galileo's Error' by Philip Goff to highlight the unique challenges in studying consciousness, which cannot be fully understood through external observation alone. Goff's book is presented as a valuable resource for those interested in the complexities of consciousness and its experiential nature.

The title of my book 'Galileo's Error' emphasizes that our standard scientific approach can't account for consciousness because it was designed to exclude it.

Sentiment: Deep Dive
For: philosophers and scientists interested in consciousness
Key quote: the reason for the title of my book galileo's error is that you know we shouldn't be surprised that our standard scientific approach can't account for consciousness because our standard scientific approach was designed explicitly to exclude consciousness
The host discusses the limitations of physical science in explaining consciousness, referencing 'Galileo's Error' to highlight how Galileo's approach set a precedent for excluding consciousness from scientific inquiry. This exclusion has led to a significant divide between quantitative science and qualitative experiences.

There was recently this issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies with nineteen essays on my book Galileo's Error by scientists and philosophers and theologians.