Philip Goff is a professor of philosophy at Durham University in England. His research focuses on consciousness and the ultimate nature of reality. Goff's most recent book is Why? The Purpose of the Universe, Galileo's Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, Consciousness and Fundamental Reality (Oxford University Press, 2023). Follow him on Bluesky @philipgoff.bsky.social
Why the Mystery of Consciousness Is Deeper Than We Thought
Despite great progress, we lack even the beginning of an explanation of how the brain produces our inner world of colors, sounds, smells and tastes. A thought experiment with “pain-pleasure” zombies illustrates that the mystery is deeper than we thought
Understanding Consciousness Goes Beyond Exploring Brain Chemistry
We can account for the evolution of consciousness only if we crack the philosophy, as well as the physics, of the brain
Our Improbable Existence Is No Evidence for a Multiverse
Experts in probability have spotted a logical flaw in theorists’ reasoning
Galileo’s Big Mistake
How the great experimentalist created the problem of consciousness