The Science of Pleasure - Kent Berridge
On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast I talk with Kent Berridge about the science of pain and pleasure. Kent Berridge is a professor of neuroscience at the University of Michigan and the leader o...
22 Mar 202152min
The Future of Consciousness - Andrés Gómez Emilsson
On this episode of the Utilitarian Podcast, I talk with Andres Gomez Emilsson who is co-director of research at the Qualia Research Institute. The Qualia Research Institute is a non-profit whose goal ...
30 Jan 20214h 15min
Knowing What We Should Do - Simon Rosenqvist
Simon Rosenqvist recently completed his PhD in philosophy at Uppsala University and we cover his conclusions in this podcast. We talk about consciousness in humans, animals and machines We discuss the...
14 Des 20202h 16min
Utilitarian Intuitions - Torbjörn Tännsjö
I talk with Torbjörn Tännsjö about his personal relation to moral philosophy and utilitarianism, moral methodology and the role of intuitions in ethics, moral realism, nihilism and religion, the repug...
24 Nov 20202h 50min
Grand Futures - Anders Sandberg
Sandberg tells us about the current human situation, possible future trajectories, the explanation for the undersupply of efforts to reduce catastrophic risks, humanity's wisdom and coordination, the ...
6 Okt 20203h
The Feeling of Value - Sharon Hewitt Rawlette
Sharon Hewitt Rawlette and I discuss the metaethical thesis of her book The Feeling of Value, which centers around normative qualia. We touch upon perspectival bias, pain and pleasure, how to construc...
29 Aug 20201h 59min
