This video explores the concept of physicalism and whether reality is nothing more than matter or material. The philosophy of physicalism suggests that everything is physical, and we have come to understand a lot about the world through experimentation that starts with the assumption that physical explanations are often adequate. However, consciousness is one aspect that seems to defy a strictly material explanation. Philosopher of mind, David Chalmers, challenges physicalism with a thought experiment of "philosophical zombies," which look exactly like humans but lack consciousness. Chalmers argues that the possibility of such zombies implies that consciousness is a non-physical, separate entity and not just a physical process that can be fully explained by the workings of the brain. The zombie argument is a thought experiment that challenges our conception of ourselves and the physicalist view of the world. This video is part of a series on zombies that challenge our understanding of ourselves and the world.
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