College of Humanities and Social Science  
The University of Edinburgh Humanities and Social Science

The Nature of Consciousness

Wednesday, February 9th, 2005

This is a one-day workshop in philosophy of mind at the University of Edinburgh. Organizers are Pierfrancesco Basile and Anna Marmodoro. There is no charge for attending.

Programme

9:30 - 10:00 Coffee

10:00 - 11:30 Prof Andy Clark (Philosophy, Edinburgh) "Can Access Imply Qualia? Consciousness and the 3 Bears Principle"
First Question: Anna Marmodoro

11:30 - 11:45 Coffee

11:45 - 1:15 Prof Timothy Sprigge (Philosophy, Edinburgh) "Is Consciousness Mysterious?"
First Question: Dr Pierfrancesco Basile

1:15 - 3:00 Lunch

3:00 - 4:30 Prof Colwyn Trevarthen (Psychology, Edinburgh) "Moving, Being Moved and Meaning: How Consciousness Makes Sense, and Why Single-Head Psychology Doesn't"
First Question: Dr Jonathan Butt

4:30 - 4:45 Coffee

4:45 - 6:15 Dr Geoffrey Madell (Philosophy, Edinburgh) "Consciousness and Dualism"
First Question: Julian Kiverstein

The workshop will take place in the

Conference Suite, School of Informatics, 2-4 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh.