Arché Metaphysics of Mind Online Workshop

There are various recent theories of what is the relationship between the mental and the physical (such as grounding theories and panpsychism). This workshop is an opportunity to explore new theories and arguments concerning the metaphysics of the mind. This could be about mental properties in general or a specific kind of mental properties (e.g., phenomenal properties or propositional attitudes). Some relevant questions are: Are mental properties and physical properties identical? If they are distinct, what’s the relationship between them? What considerations can help us decide between different metaphysical theories about the mind? Is the explanatory gap a problem for physicalism? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each theory?

Schedule:

All times are in GMT +0.

9:45 – 10:00 Coffee

10:00 – 11:00 Speaker 1 Daniel Stoljar (ANU): Structuralism and the Problem of Consciousness

11:00 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:15 Speaker 2 Umut Baysan (Oxford): The Causal Argument for Russellian Panpsychism

12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break

13:15 – 14:15 Speaker 3 Andreas Elpidorou (Louisville): Physicalism, for the Scientifically Minded

14:15 – 14:30 Break

14:30 – 15:30 Speaker 4 Barbara Montero (CUNY): Goodbye Supervenience

15:30 – 15:45 Break

15:45 – 16:45 Speaker 5 Jessica Wilson (Toronto): Identity and Relative Fundamentality

40 minutes talk, 20 minutes Q&A.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84542362878?pwd=Um5wRVJRbVcyUzZRTUt0SDFCS004dz09

Meeting ID: 845 4236 2878
Passcode: MOMW2020

For more info, contact: [email protected]