From Animal Self to Human Self

September 19, 2014 - September 21, 2014
University of Leipzig

Leipzig
Germany

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Animals are conscious creatures with a subjective perspective on the world.
They perceive their surroundings and are moved by desires. In this sense,
they have a self. Humans are conscious, too. But in them, consciousness
takes on a new quality. Humans not only have perceptions and desires, but
are aware of and take a stand on them. They are self-conscious creatures
with selves of a distinctive kind. The conference brings together
philosophers and developmental and comparative psychologists in order to
explore the continuities and differences of animal selves and human selves.

Presentations by Josep Call, Matthias Haase, Thomas Khurana, Christian
Kietzmann, Henrike Moll, Jan Müller, Kristina Musholt, Philippe Rochat,
Christian Steiner, Michael Thompson.

The conference is jointly organized by Andrea Kern, Christian Kietzmann and
Henrike Moll. It takes place as part of the reasearch project "The
Anthropological Difference".

Venue: Neuer Senatssaal, Ritterstr. 26, 04109 Leipzig

Time: September 19-21, 2014

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