David Papineau is one of the world’s leading philosophers. He's a professor at King’s College London, and previously worked at Cambridge and City University of New York. His research focuses on the philosophy of mind, science, metaphysics and sport. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals. New episodes are released every week - subscribe to stay notified. AUDIO: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/14rdpXTa7mS3slNKB3KfFg?si=Tbbh7FhaSWWu9BztpJ3CnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/philosopher-of-mind-david-papineau-the-human-podcast-6/id1614441373?i=1000555949555 SOCIAL: Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcast/ GUEST: David’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidpapineau David’s Website: https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk David’s Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Papineau David’s Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Papineau/e/B001IZRGAI?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1647521892&sr=8-1 ORDER OF CONVERSATION: 0:00 - Intro 0:38 - Early life & education 4:32 - Discovering philosophy 10:52 - Cambridge & PhD 13:42 - Post PhD 17:13 - Career focuses 21:56 - Philosophy of mind 26:58 - Philosophy and sport 32:58 - What distinguishes philosophy from other disciplines? 39:48 - What's kept you working in philosophy? 43:19 - Life outside academia 44:44 - Teaching at City University of New York 48:10 - Future plans GUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: Know anyone who may like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Just message heythehumanpodcast@gmail.com