262 | Eric Schwitzgebel on the Weirdness of the World

<p>Scientists and philosophers sometimes advocate pretty outrageous-sounding ideas about the fundamental nature of reality. (Arguably I have been guilty of this.) It shouldn't be surprising that reality, in regimes far away from our everyday experience, fails to conform to common sense. But it's also okay to maintain a bit of skepticism in the face of bizarre claims. Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel wants us to face up to the weirdness of the world. He claims that there are no non-weird ways to explain some of the most important features of reality, from quantum mechanics to consciousness.</p> <p>Blog post with transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/01/15/262-eric-schwitzgebel-on-the-weirdness-of-the-world/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2024/01/15/262-eric-schwitzgebel-on-the-weirdness-of-the-world/</a></p> <p>S<em>upport Mindscape on </em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Patreon</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>Eric Schwitzgebel received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of several books, including the new <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691215679/the-weirdness-of-the-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Weirdness of the World</em></a>.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~eschwitz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UC Riverside web page</a></li> <li><a href="https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Splintered Mind blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SLyTDFEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google Scholar publications</a></li> <li><a href="https://philpeople.org/profiles/eric-schwitzgebel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PhilPeople profile</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schwitzgebel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a></li> </ul> <p><br /></p>