Branches of Philosophy Podcast11 Helmi 2025

[167] The Invention of Tomorrow: A Natural History of Foresight By Suddendorf, Redshaw & Bulley

Ai generated. Human edited. Introduction and summary of "The Invention of Tomorrow: A Natural History of Foresight" By Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, Adam Bulley · 2022

"Apes can do a lot of things that we can, too: they can use tools, tell bigger from smaller, and even say hello. But one thing they can't do is say "see you tomorrow." That's not just because they don't speak English, but because they are unable to imagine reencountering another ape in the future. Humans, of course, can. As Thomas Suddendorf, Jon Redshaw, and Adam Bulley reveal, that represents a truly earth-shattering capacity. In The Invention of Tomorrow, the three cognitive scientists argue that humanity's unique capacity for foresight is the key to our global dominance. Our minds work like time machines, they explain, allowing us to relive past events in order to predict possible futures. Drawing on cutting-edge research from the last decade - including much of the authors' own work - Suddendorf, Redshaw, and Bulley break down the science of foresight, showing us how this fundamental tool evolved and what makes it unique among animal minds. Foresight powers what are essentially private mental time machines that power our species' capacity for innovation, communication, and moral responsibility. Ultimately, the authors offer us a new vision of human progress, one that foregrounds our capacity to think ahead. Even though we sometimes get it wrong, they argue, human beings are better able to handle future dangers than any creature that has ever existed. The Invention of Tomorrow is a paradigm-shifting exploration of one of humanity's greatest powers, showing how an apparently banal trait has been the key to human ingenuity and culture."-

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[218] The Paradox of Self-Consciousness By Jose Luis Bermudez

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "The Paradox of Self-consciousness" By Jose Luis Bermudez 1998In this book, Jos Luis Berm dez addesses two fundamental problems in the philosop...

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[217] The puzzle of Experience By J.J. Valberg

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "The puzzle of Experience” By J. J. Valberg 1992If we reason in a certain way about our experience, we are driven to the conclusion that what i...

7 Marras 202539min

[216] The Spread Mind: Why Consciousness and the World Are One By Riccardo Manzotti

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "The Spread Mind: Why Consciousness and the World Are One" By Riccardo Manzotti 2021Once we came out of the jungle and found time to think of s...

14 Loka 202544min

[215] If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All E. Yudkowsky N. Soares

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All" By Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares 2025In 2023, hundreds of AI luminar...

26 Syys 202559min

[214] Self-knowledge for Humans By Quassim Cassam

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "Self-knowledge for Humans" By Quassim Cassam 2014Human beings are not model epistemic citizens. Our reasoning can be careless and uncritical, ...

18 Syys 20251h 2min

[213] Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding By Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding"By Sarah Blaffer Hrdy 2009Somewhere in Africa, more than a million years ...

3 Syys 202549min

[212] The Phenomenal Basis of Intentionality By Angela A. Mendelovici

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "The Phenomenal Basis of Intentionality" By Angela A. Mendelovici 2018Intentionality is the mind's ability to be "of," "about," or "directed" a...

25 Elo 202542min

[211] Materialist Phenomenology: A Philosophy of Perception By Manuel DeLanda

Ai generated & human edited. Introduction and summary of "Materialist Phenomenology: A Philosophy of Perception" By Manuel DeLanda 2021Bringing together phenomenology and materialism, two perspectives...

10 Elo 20251h 2min