Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Theoretische Philosophie / Philosophiegeschichte

Early Modern Conceptions of Consciousness

A conference organised by the Chair for Theoretical Philosophy and the Leibniz Price Research Projekt Transformations of the Mind
  • Was Tagung
  • Wann 13.05.2011 09:00 bis 14.05.2011 18:00
  • Wo Hannoversche Str. 6 (TOPOI-Gebäude), Raum 1.03
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Program
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Friday, 13th of May 2011

  • 9.00 Reception
  • 9.20 Christian Barth: Address of welcome and introduction

 

Morning Section

Chair: Stephan Schmid
  • 9.30 Boris Hennig: “The concept of consciousness as Descartes encountered it”
  • 10.15 Discussion
  • 11.00 Break
  • 11.30 Steven Nadler: “Consciousness among the Cartesians”
  • 12.15 Discussion
  • 13.00 Lunch

 

Afternoon Section

Chair: Martin Lenz
  • 14.30 Vili Lähteenmäki: “Reflection and Consciousness in Locke”
  • 15.15 Discussion
  • 16.00 Break
  • 16.30 Christian Barth: “Descartes and Leibniz on Conscientia”
  • 17.15 Discussion
  • 18.00 End of Day 1

 

Evening
  • 19.30 Conference-Dinner

Saturday, 14th of May 2011

Morning Section

Chair: Johannes Haag
  • 9.30 Larry Jorgensen: “Mind the Gap: Reflection and Consciousness in Leibniz's Theory of Mind”
  • 10.15 Discussion
  • 11.00 Break
  • 11.30 Alison Simmons: TBA (on Leibnizian Consciousness)
  • 12.15 Discussion
  • 13.00 Lunch

 

Afternoon Section

Chair: Dominik Perler
  • 14.30 Udo Thiel: “Reid and Conceptions of Consciousness from Descartes to Hume”
  • 15.15 Discussion
  • 16.00 Break
  • 16.30 Final Discussion
  • 18.00 End of conference

 

Generously supported by Fritz Thyssen Stiftung