What is consciousness, really - and why have centuries of science and philosophy still not resolved it?

In this episode of Mind-Body Solution, Dr Tevin Naidu is joined by Dr Elly Vintiadis, philosopher at the intersection of mind, cognitive science, psychiatry, and metaphysics. Together, we explore the foundations, limits, and future of theories of consciousness - and why our scientific worldview may need a major conceptual upgrade.

This episode is part of a special series in collaboration with the Mind-at-Large Project: a three-year international initiative, spanning conferences, films, and media, investigating consciousness and its role in reality. It seeks to challenge the prevailing materialist paradigm and expand our understanding of mind across scales, from neurons to ecosystems, from individuals to the cosmos itself. A collaboration between philosophers, scientists, and scholars rethinking the nature of consciousness, reality, and beyond. Mind-at-Large Project Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Intro & Welcome
00:30 — Mind-at-Large: A Call for Submissions
03:30 — How Materialism Became Our Default
06:13 — A Brief History of the Mind–Body Debate
11:14 — Why We Have 360 Theories of Consciousness
12:08 — Do We Need a Conceptual Revolution?
16:12 — Clinical Practice & The Limits of Reductionism
17:47 — Why Society Wants “Quick Fix” Psychiatry
18:05 — Is Consciousness Fundamental or Emergent?
20:59 — Beyond the Brain: Embodiment & Electromagnetic Fields
22:49 — Why Theories of Consciousness Actually Matter
23:03 — Mental Disorders: Biological, Social, or Normative?
26:19 — Why Biomarkers in Psychiatry Keep Failing
29:07 — How Substance Metaphysics Misleads Us
34:00 — Phenomenal Variation & Altered States
39:05 — Philosophy’s Job: Synthesizing the Ways of Knowing
41:14 — Introspection vs Experiment: Are Both Valid?
52:30 — Animal Minds, Moral Status & Personhood
1:07:42 — Cautious Pluralism & Open Questions
1:15:22 — Conclusion

EPISODE LINKS:
- Mind-at-Large Project Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPacM28YkMQCHdQl2_3OvDmHPl6jJRJcz&si=MxhDoX6bJjkEzMXK
- Mind-at-Large Project: https://mindatlargeproject.com
- Mind-at-Large Abstract Submission Guidelines: https://ctr4process.org/mind-at-large/submit/
- Elly's Website: https://ellyvintiadis.com/
- Elly's X: https://twitter.com/EllyVintiadis
- Elly's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elly-vintiadis-21a78817/
- Elly's Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mV7LCQwAAAAJ&hl=en

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