Philip Goff

Philip Goff

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Philip Goff is a philosophy professor at Durham University, UK, whose research focuses on how consciousness fits into our overall theory of reality. He argues that both physicalism and dualism fail to explain consciousness and instead defends panpsychism—the view that consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the physical world. Goff also explores the middle ground between traditional theism and secular atheism and discusses his ideas in articles, interviews, and on Mind Chat, the podcast he co-hosts with philosopher Keith Frankish, who holds opposing views.

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Panpsychist philosopher Philip Goff, PhD on mysticism and the future of faith.
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