# #174. Conundrums of the Mind-Body Problem and the Ethical Dilemmas of Possibly Conscious A.I.

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Podcast: [Delving In with Stuart Kelter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/delving-in-with-stuart-kelter-5848973)
Published: 2025-12-14T15:30:00+00:00
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Eric Schwitzgebel is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside, whose main interests include philosophy of mind, metaphysics, the nature of belief, the impact or lack thereof of ethical thinking on behavior, and classical Chinese philosophy. He is the author of four books:  Perplexities of Consciousness , published in 2011,  Describing Inner Experience?: Proponent Meets Skeptic  co-written with Russell Hurlburt, also published in 2011,  A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures , published in 2019, and  The Weirdness of the World,  published in 2024. He is also a science fiction writer and was a contributor to  Philosophy through Science Fiction Stories: Exploring the Boundaries of the Possible.  Starting in 2006, Eric has written a blog called, “The Splintered Mind.” Recorded 12/9/25.

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