The interview explores the fundamental premises of Analytic Idealism. Dr. Bernardo Kastrup, known for developing this philosophical system, discusses the nature of consciousness, life, God, and AI with Natalia Vorontsova.
All questions are based on input from our audience, and you can find below all previous interviews referenced during the conversation.
Prof. Bernard Carr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weKSf000ENk&t=1541s
Dr. Bernardo Kastrup & Prof. Bernard Carr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR0etE_OfMY&t=24s
Prof. Julia Mossbridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLleq_XtoB8&t=4671s
Dr. Federico Faggin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVS3-NDUC0M&t=103s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssE4h70qKWk
Prof. Marjorie Woollacott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvoT_05JgbE&t=2026s
00:00:00 Interview intro
00:02:21 Is the fundamental nature of reality really mental?
00:07:38 Mind at Large vs. our individual minds.
00:10:01 What is the purpose of Life in general and our individual lives?
00:17:35 Does the brain generate consciousness or vice versa? Mind-matter relationship.
00:21:06 What is matter according to Analytic Idealism.
00:27:00 The role of evolution.
00:40:30 Does objective reality exist?
00:42:08 Does the Divine exist? God versus Universal Consciousness.
00:49:04 Pantheism versus panentheism: the nature of reality.
00:55:40 What is consciousness? Consciousness with big C and small c.
01:02:20 Anomalous phenomena in the context of Analytic Idealism.
01:05:59 Birth & death in the absence of time & space. Is spacetime fundamental?
01:10:34 Can love, justice or virtue exist if there is no free will? What is free will?
01:17:25 Why is Analytic Idealism considered to be a non-dual philosophy?
01:19:26 Under what conditions AI can become conscious? Blessing or threat?
01:29:33 Science and the world at large if & when Analytic Idealism becomes the mainstream paradigm.