Institute of Art and Ideas(@IAI_TV):Can we trust our perceptions of the world? Hilary Lawson argues that the likelihood of our brains constructing an accurate depiction of the universe as it really “is” is tremendously unlikely, and that this causes a problem for philosophical realists. Tap here to watch Lawson debate “Time’s great mystery” alongside Ivette Fuentes, Wahida Khandker, and Tim Maudlin.

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2026.09.15 13:58

Can we trust our perceptions of the world? Hilary Lawson argues that the likelihood of our brains constructing an accurate depiction of the universe as it really “is” is tremendously unlikely, and that this causes a problem for philosophical realists. Tap here to watch Lawson debate “Time’s great mystery” alongside Ivette Fuentes, Wahida Khandker, and Tim Maudlin.