New Perspectives in Philosophy of Mind

About

The purpose of the course is to give participants a view of the current landscape of analytic philosophy of mind, by introducing them to new work and emerging approaches. Because the course aims to present a variety of cutting-edge work and new methodologies, it does not focus on a single topic within the philosophy of mind. Instead, the common thread running through most of the research to be discussed is a de-centering of historically dominant programs in analytic philosophy of mind. Turning the attention away from reductive mind-body metaphysics, we will explore topics and methods previously sidelined or ignored. Areas of focus are: Analytic Phenomenology, visual experience and philosophy of perception; imagination as a focus of inquiry for psychologists and philosophers; philosophy of mind, and physicalism.

Course leader

David Pitt (Philosophy, California State University Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Target group

The course intends to bring together graduate students, junior or post-doctoral researchers, junior faculty and professionals with interests in the philosophy of mind.

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