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Feb 10
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The relationship between mind and matter...

Philosophy For Our Times
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Renowned philosophers Slavoj Žižek and Alenka Zupančič join physicist Carlo Rovelli to investigate the fundamental metaphysical tension between the conscious self and material reality, debating whether human beings are mere observers of the universe or an integral part of its physical structure. 
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