Hilary Putnam Interview - Mind, Truth & Science (1998)

Clips of Hilary Putnam discussing various topics

00:00 Philosophy over Time
01:49 How old is the Mind?
04:48 Functionalism
08:35 Externalism
13:19 The Turing Test
16:52 The Nature of Mind
24:07 Perception
27:06 Artificial Intelligence & the Mind
28:16 Dualist or Pluralist?
29:44 Is the World Independent of our Minds?
37:55 Unconceptualizable Reality
40:49 The Role of Language
44:01 Scientific Realism
46:01 Quantum Mechanics
50:14 Scientific Theories & Realism
57:52 Theories of Truth
1:04:41 Is Truth Idealized Rational Acceptability?
1:08:11 Brains in a Vat
1:22:33 Connecting Different Fields of Philosophy
1:26:33 The Role of Philosophers

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