The Evolution of Materialism

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00:00:00 Intro 00:05:14 The Ancient Gambit 00:26:25 The Machine Awakens 00:43:23 The Many Faces of Matter 01:02:42 The Abyss of Experience 01:18:54 History's Material Footprint 01:31:51 When Matter Goes Quantum 01:45:30 The Ghost of Aboutness 02:00:31 The Realm Beyond Matter 02:15:45 Where the Foundation Cracks 02:31:27 Beyond the Dichotomy 02:44:28 Living With or Without Matter 02:57:58 The Unresolved Question 📚 PRIMARY SOURCES: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Materialism (Eliminative): https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/materialism-eliminative/ Ancient Atomism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/atomism-ancient/ Neuroscience of Consciousness: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness-neuroscience/ Physicalism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/physicalism/ Panpsychism: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/panpsychism/ Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Hard Problem of Consciousness: https://iep.utm.edu/hard-problem-of-conciousness/ Lucretius & Ancient Materialism: https://iep.utm.edu/lucretiu/ Britannica: Materialism: https://www.britannica.com/topic/materialism-philosophy Dialectical Materialism: https://www.britannica.com/topic/dialectical-materialism Historical Materialism: https://www.britannica.com/topic/historical-materialism Marxist/Historical Materialism Marxists.org Archive: Marx & Engels - The German Ideology: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/german-ideology/ Engels - Dialectics of Nature: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1883/don/index.htm Marx - 1859 Preface (Historical Materialism): https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1859/critique-pol-economy/preface.htm Stalin - Dialectical and Historical Materialism: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1938/09.htm Neuroscience & Consciousness Research PubMed Central: Neural Correlates of Consciousness & Identity Theory: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6066586/ Mind-Matter Dichotomy Challenge: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12086611/ Challenges to Materialist Models of Consciousness: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9490228/ Neuromodulation and Mind-Brain Relation: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4369653/ Philosophy Papers & Academic Resources Philosophy & Mind Sciences Journal: From Neural Correlates to Difference Makers: https://philosophymindscience.org/index.php/phimisci/article/view/8948 Finding NCCs Won't Solve All Problems: https://philosophymindscience.org/index.php/phimisci/article/download/9155/8693/6762 PhilPapers: What is Materialism? History and Concepts (PDF): https://philpapers.org/archive/PREWIM.pdf Scholarpedia: Hard Problem of Consciousness: http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Hard_problem_of_consciousness Long-Form Essays & Articles Aeon Magazine: Materialism Cannot Explain Consciousness: https://aeon.co/essays/materialism-alone-cannot-explain-the-riddle-of-consciousness Educational Resources University of Houston: Philosophy of Mind Course Notes: https://uh.edu/~garson/IMNotes5.htm Decision Lab: Materialism Overview: https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/philosophy/materialism Wikipedia Materialism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism Dialectical Materialism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectical_materialism Hard Problem of Consciousness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness Eliminative Materialism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliminative_materialism Atomism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomism