Why You Are Every Conscious Being | Arnold Zuboff

What if the boundaries between you and every other conscious being are an illusion? Philosopher Arnold Zuboff makes the case for Universalism — the radical view that first-person immediacy, not any particular body or origin, is what makes an experience yours. And if that's right, then you exist wherever consciousness exists. 0:00 Introduction to universalism 1:16 What makes an experience yours? 2:38 From first-person immediacy to all consciousness 5:32 Distinct beings, one "me" 9:36 Brain bisection and the illusion of isolation 13:10 The hard game vs. the easy game 16:07 The astronomical improbability of your existence 19:24 The selection effect objection 22:05 The hotel thought experiment 27:44 How can the easy game actually work? 29:35 Universalism requires no theory of consciousness Arnold Zuboff is an American philosopher known for his work on personal identity, consciousness, and probability. He took his PhD at Princeton in 2009 under Thomas Nagel and spent most of his academic career at University College London. Arnold Zuboff's Finding Myself: Beyond the False Boundaries of Personal Identity: https://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/BVDB.nsf/i... More from Arnold Zuboff on Closer To Truth: Closer To Truth: The Podcast:    • Closer To Truth: The Podcast   Understanding Consciousness - Closer To Truth - Core Topic:    • Understanding Consciousness - Closer To Tr...   Zuboff’s Universalism: https://loc.closertotruth.com/theory/... Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor... Subscribe to Closer To Truth:    / @closertotruthtv   Join the Community: • Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ • Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com • Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ • Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closert... Follow Us: • Facebook:   / closertotruthtv   • Instagram:   / closertotruth   • X: https://x.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers. #ArnoldZuboff #Universalism #Consciousness #PersonalIdentity #Philosophy #CloserToTruth