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Keith Frankish

Philosopher and writer

Keith Frankish is a philosopher and writer. He is an honorary professor in philosophy at the University of Sheffield, a visiting research fellow with the Open University, and an adjunct professor with the Brain and Mind programme at the University of Crete.

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essayConsciousness and altered states

The consciousness illusion

Phenomenal consciousness is a fiction written by our brains to help us track the impact that the world makes on us

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ideaDeath

Death is no leveller if some live much longer than others

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ideaValues and beliefs

What do you really believe? Take the Truth-Demon Test

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ideaPhilosophy of mind

Why panpsychism fails to solve the mystery of consciousness

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ideaPhilosophy of mind

The mind isn’t locked in the brain but extends far beyond it

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ideaKnowledge

Whatever you think, you don’t necessarily know your own mind

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ideaHistory of ideas

Is great philosophy, by its nature, difficult and obscure?

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