For many consciousness still remains one of the greatest puzzles in philosophy. How the material stuff of the brain is responsible for the immaterial stuff of experience — the smell of a rose or the taste of coffee — has puzzled philosophers and scientists for centuries. And some in response have claimed that reality must consist of two distinct and irreducible elements, mind and matter;  a concept commonly known as dualism.  

Join distinguished philosopher David Papineau as argues that dualism is a dangerous myth. In particular, it is preventing us from making progress with the increasingly pressing questions of which animals and future intelligent machines are capable of suffering.