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How Modern Science Got Consciousness Wrong From the Start | Philip Goff, Sonic AI
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Jun 29, 2026
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How Modern Science Got Consciousness Wrong From the Start | Philip Goff
Philip Goff
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Philosopher Philip Goff argues for panpsychism, the theory that consciousness is a fundamental and ubiquitous feature of the physical universe, existing in rudimentary forms even at the level of subatomic particles.
Goff posits that the 'hard problem' of consciousness was created by Galileo, who intentionally separated subjective experience (qualia) from the purely mathematical domain of science, a division that now needs to be reconciled.
He expresses skepticism about consciousness arising in current AI like large language models, suggesting it is more likely to emerge in biologically analogous artificial systems.
Goff contends that solving the mystery of why consciousness evolved may require 'strong emergence,' where consciousness introduces new causal powers not reducible to underlying physics, which could provide an empirical marker.
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