# Ep. 400: Dennett Rejects Qualia (Part Two)

An episode of [The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/318345767), 21 Sep 2026, 52 min.

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Continuing on Consciousness Explained, ch. 12-14, especially responding to Dennett's discussion of Nagel's "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" which which gets us in a whole conversation about animal consciousness. What is it like to be any languageless creature? How is the debate relevant to ethical issues? Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.

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