Colin McGinn - Does Consciousness Defeat Materialism?

Free access to Closer To Truth's library of 5,000 videos: https://closertotruth.com/ What would it take for consciousness to defeat materialism or physicalism? This is the worldview that only the physical is real, which is the dominant view of scientists and philosophers. Here’s what it would take: our inner awareness, our experience of what things feel like, could not be explained by physical brain alone That’s it. A tall order, though. Support the show with Closer To Truth merchandise: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Colin McGinn is a British philosopher, currently Professor of Philosophy and Cooper Fellow at the University of Miami. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: https://bit.ly/3He94Ns Watch more interviews on consciousness: https://rb.gy/xxb4i Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.