Peter Godfrey-Smith

11 Podcast Episodes

Can experiments settle the free will debate? | Julian Baggini, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Sarah Garfinkel

Can experiments settle the free will debate? | Julian Baggini, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Sarah Garfinkel

Does science have anything to say about our freedom of choice?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr... Read more

Should we care for ants | Peter Godfrey-Smith

Should we care for ants | Peter Godfrey-Smith

What are the moral limits today?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe th... Read more

17 Jan 2023

32mins

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Ep 33: Peter Godfrey-Smith on Sea Life and the Evolution of Consciousness

Ep 33: Peter Godfrey-Smith on Sea Life and the Evolution of Consciousness

In this episode I talk with Peter Godfrey-Smith, author of Metazoa, a book which explores consciousness from an evolutio... Read more

22 Apr 2021

49mins

124. Peter Godfrey-Smith: Animal Life and the Problem of Consciousness

124. Peter Godfrey-Smith: Animal Life and the Problem of Consciousness

Dip below the ocean’s surface and you are soon confronted by forms of life that could not seem more foreign to our own: ... Read more

24 Feb 2021

59mins

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UK politics with Chloe Ward; Peter Godfrey-Smith delves into animal minds and the birth of consciousness; Reviewing Australia’s environmental laws – the verdict

UK politics with Chloe Ward; Peter Godfrey-Smith delves into animal minds and the birth of consciousness; Reviewing Australia’s environmental laws – the verdict

Philosopher and diver Peter Godfrey-Smith speaks in-depth about his new book, Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth of Con... Read more

9 Feb 2021

2hr 7mins

Peter Godfrey-Smith on how consciousness evolved from sea animals

Peter Godfrey-Smith on how consciousness evolved from sea animals

Philosopher and scuba diver Peter Godfrey-Smith speaks in-depth about his new book, Metazoa: Animal Minds and the Birth ... Read more

9 Feb 2021

1hr 3mins

Other Minds: Peter Godfrey-Smith (2019)

Other Minds: Peter Godfrey-Smith (2019)

Peter Godfrey-Smith believes that encountering an octopus is the closest we might ever come to meeting an intelligent al... Read more

4 Jun 2019

47mins

Ep. 2 – Peter Godfrey-Smith asks: What can the octopus teach us about consciousness?

Ep. 2 – Peter Godfrey-Smith asks: What can the octopus teach us about consciousness?

Dr. Peter Godfrey-Smith is professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Sydney and the author of ... Read more

26 Nov 2018

1hr

Sustainability Segment: Peter Godfrey-Smith

Sustainability Segment: Peter Godfrey-Smith

Guest Peter Godfrey-Smith, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, an... Read more

26 Dec 2016

27mins

78. Peter Godfrey-Smith (Philosopher) – Alien Intelligence

78. Peter Godfrey-Smith (Philosopher) – Alien Intelligence

Since 2008, Big Think has been sharing big ideas from creative and curious minds. The Think Again podcast takes us out o... Read more

24 Dec 2016

42mins

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