In this episode, Dr. Nader sits down with Dr. Rebecca Newberger Goldstein to discuss: What is consciousness and what is reality? What do we know and what do we not know? Dr. Goldstein is an acclaimed novelist and brilliant philosopher. She studied philosophy at Barnard and earned her Ph.D. at Princeton University. Her career bridges the cultural divides between the humanities, the arts and the sciences. She has written several books and won several awards, including a MacArthur Genius Award and the National Humanities Medal, awarded by former President, Barack Obama. Dr. Goldstein taught at several universities and lectures all over the world. Her first novel, "The Mind-Body Problem”, was a great success. Nine more books have followed, and now she's also writing and preparing a new book. Seven of these books were fiction, including "36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction”. And two philosophical biographies, “Incompleteness: The Proof and Paradox of Kurt Gödel” and “Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity”. Goldstein's latest book is “Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away.” She is an important voice in the current active debates between religion and science.  Discover more of Dr. Goldstein's work on her website: https://www.rebeccagoldstein.com/ Dr Tony Nader | Books https://www.drnaderbooks.com/ Dr Tony Nader | Website https://www.drtonynader.com/ Dr Tony Nader | Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drtonynader/ Dr Tony Nader | Twitter https://twitter.com/drtonynader Dr Tony Nader | YouTube null Dr Tony Nader | LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/dr-tony-nader Consciousness Is All There Is | Podcast iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/consciousness-is-all-there-is/id1472371019 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xeUiVxTJP4kxI5Sb6vnLU?si=ad05aa5763cc48e6 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/drtonynader Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 02:09 What is Reality? 06:23 Is Matter or Consciousness Primary? 10:24 The Hard Problem of Physicality 14:23 Is the Material World an Illusion? 21:17 Panpsychist Perspective vs Idealist, Monistic Perspective 23:06 Expanding the Definition of Consciousness 27:20 Occam’s Razor 29:19 Different Levels of Consciousness and Personal Experience 35:27 Viewing the World from an Anthropomorphic angle 43:38 Consciousness as a Unified Field Explained 51:21 How Consciousness Experiences Separation 1:01:39 What is Manifestation? 1:05:43 The Will to Know is the Driving Engine of Reality 1:08:32 Freedom and Determinism