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Encyclopedia Articles
This section features articles from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The SEP is probably the most comprehensive online philosophy resource. It features in-depth articles on a huge number of philosophical topics, however, it is aimed at an academic audience and may be too detailed and technical for beginners. The IEP is generally more beginner-friendly but is also considered to be less reliable. Wikipedia is also an option, but it is much less reliable than either of these.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Articles
This section features short articles written by professional philosophers and aimed at a general audience. These articles are ideal for anyone looking for a shorter or more beginner-friendly introduction to consciousness than the encyclopedia articles listed above.
Aeon
- Is consciousness a battle between your beliefs and perceptions?
- What the music of Bach can teach us about consciousness
- The hard problem of consciousness is a distraction from the real one
- Materialism alone cannot explain the riddle of consciousness
- How and why exactly did consciousness become a problem?
- Will we ever get our heads round consciousness?
- How consciousness works. And why we believe in ghosts
The Conversation
- What if consciousness is just a product of our non-conscious brain?
- Why we need to figure out a theory of consciousness
The New York Times (The Stone)
The Guardian
OUP Blog
Podcasts
This section features episodes from leading philosophy podcasts. These are also aimed at a general audience and are a good option for beginners who prefer audio content.
Philosophy Bites
- Anil Seth on the Real Problem of Consciousness
- Keith Frankish on Conscious Thought
- Chris Frith on The Point of Consciousness
- Ned Block on Consciousness
- Tim Bayne on the Unity of Consciousness
- Keith Frankish on the Hard Problem and the Illusion of Qualia
- Ted Honderich on What it is to be Conscious
- Neil Levy on Moral Responsibility and Consciousness
- Galen Strawson on Panpsychism
In Our Time
The Philosopher’s Zone
- The question of consciousness
- Seeing Red – Perception, sensation and consciousness
- Zombies and consciousness
- Daniel Dennett on human consciousness and free will
- Mind the brain
The Partially Examined Life
- The Hard Problem of Consciousness (Chalmers, et al) (Part One)
- The Hard Problem of Consciousness (Chalmers, et al) (Part Two)
- The Harder Problem of Consciousness (Block & Papineau)
- Guest Ned Block on Consciousness (Part One)
Short Videos (<30 mins)
This section features short videos aimed at beginners.
Miscellaneous
- What is consciousness? – Michael S. A. Graziano
- How do you explain consciousness? | David Chalmers
- Consciousness & the Brain: John Searle at TEDxCERN
Lectures/Longer Videos (>30 mins)
This section features longer videos and lectures. These tend to be less beginner-friendly and aimed at a more academic audience.
- What is consciousness? Philosopher, Dan Dennett explains.
- Professor John Searle : Consciousness as a Problem in Philosophy and Neurobiology
- Thinking, seeing and consciousness, Ned Block
Course Syllabi
See this collection of philosophy of mind course syllabi.
Books
See this list of the best books on consciousness.
Courses
This section features online courses on consciousness.
- Philosophy of Mind – John Searle | UC Berkeley
- Philosophy of Mind – Andrew Pessin | Connecticut College
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