Reading Philosophy

About Reading Philosophy

Reading Philosophy is a podcast for everyone who is interested in philosophy, no matter how much they already know. We read and discuss full texts together, in detail. And we provide the necessary context to help everyone understand what is going on. You can also join live sessions of these readings on Discord: https://discord.gg/philosophy

Publisher

Diffusion

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2023

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

57 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   John Searle: Structural Features of Consciousness

   John Searle discusses ten structural features of consciousness: ontological subjectivity, unity and two types of integration, two types of access to the world, mood, structure, attention, situatedness, familiarity, overflow and valence. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠ (https://discord.gg/philosophy)

2. 

   25 Jun 2026

   John Searle: Three Mistakes about Consciousness

   John Searle considers three common philosophical claims about consciousness and finds them to be mistaken. Subjective direct access does not give us certainty about our own conscious states. There is no special faculty of introspection. Consciousness does not always entail self-consciousness. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠ (https://discord.gg/philosophy)

3. 

   4 Jun 2026

   John Searle: Consciousness, Intentionality and Causation

   John Searle introduces the notion of intentionality as a key link between consciousness and causation. You can join future live sessions at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/philosophy⁠ (https://discord.gg/philosophy)

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