Talk:Philip Goff (philosopher)

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The page reads awfully like a self-promotion page, and very little like a Wikipedia article. Example: “As a philosophy undergraduate at Leeds, he felt he had to choose between dualism and materialism, so he became a committed materialist.” There’s, more generally, way more information for what is after all a lesser figure in contemporary philosophy. The article would probably need some slimming and restructuring. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.175.140.55 (talk) 13:02, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some references that could be useful for the "Response" section

I've had these sitting in my sandbox for a while. In case they're useful to someone:

Stoljar, Daniel (9 February 2018). "Consciousness and Fundamental Reality". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
Strawson, Galen (27 December 2019). "Galileo's Error by Philip Goff review – a new science of consciousness". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

Idealism?

Just came across this page and I'm wondering about the statement that Goff is an 'idealist philosopher' and also about the 'Russelian idealist monism'. I've read the books by Goff and in my understanding he defends a version of panpsychism that is some form of materialism or neutral monism, not idealism. I could edit the page myself, but wanted to hear other opinions beforehand. I'm not a philosopher by training and I know that the whole metaphysical theories can be hard to differentiate. Thanks for input on this topic! RealLifeRobot (talk) 19:18, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Religion

AlsoWukai, I reverted the change to the first words of the Religion section. His religious position is complex, and it appears that he does now identify as a Christian, but on his website he still states, "I identify as a practicing agnostic", and that is the ref for that sentence. Until the website changes, this sentence should be in the present tense. It may well be that he identifies as both a Christian and a "practicing agnostic" (he does say in the interview that he's about 50% confident in Christianity). Carleas (talk) 12:08, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]