Available talks by Claudio Elgueta
The Search for the Soul and the Nature of the Self
Explanation of how we become humans, The role of Neoteny and the evolutionary tendencies of curiosity, teleology and dualism. How we acquire self awareness.
Can Machines Think
The definition of intelligence, philosophical concepts of ontology and epistemology to understand the distinction between how we think and how machines process information. how Consciousness generates Intelligence.
Neoteny and The Naked Ape: What makes us human
Three important pre-pubertal character features are retained in adulthood playing a vital role in making our species what it is today: curious and inquisitive, cautious and superstitious.
Where Do We Get Our Morals From?
Most people assume morals are handed down from religious creeds. Few are aware of the evolutionary link to value judgements and moral and ethical behaviour. How we decide what's good and what's bad?
Consciousness: The "Hard" Problem No More
Everything you always wanted to know and never dared to ask. Now you can. You'll know the What, the Where and the When but not the How. We still don't know that one. Is three out of four better than nothing?
Learning To Learn: What's the Point of Philosophy?
A basic knowledge of philosophy is is a powerful weapon to learn how to learn and how to place your views in the context of life around you, that is, what you think you know, what's beyond physics and what are values.