Curt Jaimungal & Noam Chomsky , Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Noam Chomsky on Consciousness, Sam Harris, Mandating Vaccines, Husserl, and Kripkenstein

11 Sep 2021 • 78 min • EN
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In this wide‑ranging conversation Noam Chomsky discusses consciousness, phenomenology, and the limits of evidence‑based belief while confronting topics from mandating vaccines to the philosophy of language. The dialogue also weaves in debates with Sam Harris, Husserlian phenomenology, and Kripkenstein’s rule‑following paradox, offering a deep dive into both scientific and continental perspectives.- 00:00:00 - Introduction- 00:03:10 - Beliefs with least evidence- 00:03:45 - Phenomenology and consciousness- 00:05:50 - Hume as rationalist?- 00:08:05 - Retrocausality and free will- 00:09:55 - Descriptivist vs causal theory- 00:18:36 - Meaning of cognitive plan- 00:20:47 - Recursion in human language- 00:22:39 - Stone duality and formal languages- 00:25:40 - Pre‑linguistic consciousness- 00:28:39 - Consciousness-language link- 00:30:37 - Multiculturalism vs progress- 00:34:18 - Sam Harris Middle East debate- 00:37:38 - Mandated vaccination trust- 00:46:10 - Chomsky on Stoicism- 00:47:48 - Continental philosophy overview- 00:48:28 - Animal agriculture ethics- 00:54:57 - Language after brain trauma- 00:56:35 - Universal grammar legacy- 01:02:45 - Questions for Noam- 01:05:36 - Kripkenstein paradoxSPONSORS:- CuriosityStream: Use code TOE to save 25% off today. https://curiositystream.thld.co/TOE- Brilliant: 20% off. https://brilliant.org/TOE- Algo: for supply chain AI. http://algo.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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