Noam Chomsky: Why the Mind-Body Problem May Never Be Solved

Noam Chomsky: Why the Mind-Body Problem May Never Be Solved

Noam Chomsky (MIT) challenges mathematical realism while exploring consciousness and the mind-body connection They debate whether numbers are real, explore dualism, and question the limits of certainty.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:41 - Putnam and Mathematical Realism- 00:09:06 - Are numbers "real"?- 00:10:01 - Text vs. Meaning / Content vs. Meaning- 00:13:28 - Are all words "contrast words"? (only making sense in terms of their negation)- 00:16:01 - How can the word "meaningless" ever be "meaningful"?- 00:17:38 - Reference vs. Referent- 00:28:32 - Daniel Dennett's "Quining Qualia"- 00:30:44 - Consciousness explained?- 00:34:27 - Mind Body dualism ("body" is no more fundamental than "mind")- 00:44:32 - Is Chomsky an idealist?- 00:46:29 - We can't answer anything with certainty- 00:50:53 - Articulating what's ambiguous (what the heck is going on!?)- 00:58:24 - Studying consciousness from the 1st person vs 3rd person perspective- 00:59:34 - How do we generate "definitions"- 01:04:59 - Curt's question to the audience (for linguists)SPONSORS:- Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/TOE for 20% off- Algo: https://youtube.com/channel/UC9IfRw1QaTglRoX0sN11AQQ and https://algo.comRESOURCES:- YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xNXqAaF_cxU- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything- Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch- April Fools / Ranking every TOE: https://youtu.be/QOV1pcSOoZ4- April Fools / Announcements for TOE: https://youtu.be/a5hp-7sGo0A- Chomsky TOE playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlORiRfcaQe8ZdxKxF-e2BCY- Dennett's Quining Qualia: https://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/dennett/papers/quinqual.htm- Michael Levin TOE podcast: https://youtu.be/Z0TNfysTazc- http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I subscribe to The Economist for their science and tech coverage. As a TOE listener, get 35% off! No other podcast has this: https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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John Donoghue: We Have Already Quantized Gravity (And It Works)

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Nir Lahav: What If Consciousness Follows the Rules of Relativity?

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David Bessis: What Mathematics Really Is and How to Learn It

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Erik Verlinde: Gravity Is Not Fundamental, It Is Entropic

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Vitaly Vanchurin: The Universe Is a Neural Network That Learns

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