TSC 2015: Full Schedule

Welcome to ’Toward a Science of Consciousness 2015’ the 21st annual international, interdisciplinary conference on the fundamental questions connected with conscious experience.

Toward a Science of Consciousness (TSC) is the largest and longest-running interdisciplinary conference emphasizing broad and rigorous approaches to the study of conscious awareness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, biology, quantum physics, meditation and altered states, machine consciousness, culture and experiential phenomenology. Cutting edge, controversial issues are emphasized. Held annually since 1994, the TSC conferences alternate yearly between Tucson, Arizona and various locations around the world. The University of Helsinki is proud to host TSC 2015 in the Great Hall of its neoclassical main building located in the downtown area.

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2:30pm EEST

Attention

9 June 02:30 PM – 04:35 PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Attentional attractors and visual awareness
David Carmel, Psychology, University or Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

Attention is the Deployment of Extra Processing Capacity
Peter Fazekas, Philosophy / Cognitive Neuroscience Research Unit, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DENMARK
Bence Nanay, Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BELGIUM

Synesthetic Experience and Attention: An Additional Perspective
Mila Marinova, Cognitive Science and Psychology, New Bulgarian University, Sofia, BULGARIA

The Occurrent Unpleasantness Of Pains: A New Representationalist Account
Andrew Melnyk, Department of Philosophy , University of Missouri , Columbia, USA

A case of consciousness without attention?
Henry Taylor, Philosophy, University of Durham, Durham, UNITED KINGDOM

Chair

Astrid Schomaecker

Humboldt Universität Berlin

Presenters

David Carmel

University or Edinburgh

Peter Fazekas

Aarhus University

Mila Marinova

New Bulgarian University

Andrew Melnyk

University of Missouri

Bence Nanay

Henry Taylor

University of Durham

Attention Abstracts pdf

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium I

Concurrent talks, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 3.1 Attention, 3.2 Vision, 3.9 Unconscious-conscious experience

2:30pm EEST

Dualism vs. Materialism I

9 June 02:30 PM – 04:35 PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

The Ontology of E. J. Lowe's Substance Dualism
Alex Carruth, Philosophy, Durham Emergence Project, Durham, UNITED KINGDOM
Sophie Gibb, Durham University, Durham, UNITED KINGDOM

Zombie Worlds and the Conditional Analysis Strategy
Jussi Haukioja, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, NTNU Trondheim, Trondheim, NORWAY

One-Dimensional versus Two-Dimensional Zombies
Robert Michels, Department of philosophy, University of Geneva, Genève, SWITZERLAND

Fundamentality Physicalism and the Intelligibility Constraint
Gabriel Rabin, Philosophy, ANU; New York University in Abu Dhabi, Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Increased coincidence detection for quantum versus pseudo random generated numbers
Lieze Boshoff, Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, NETHERLANDS
Jacob Jolij, Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, NETHERLANDS

Chair

Kim Davies

Visiting Research Fellow, University of Durham

After a PhD at Durham and another life, I'm back with philosophy applying some of the insights of continental European philosophers (eg Hegel, Heidegger, Apel, Habermas) to problems framed in the 'analytic' tradition. This provides the most interesting, fruitful and thought provoking... Read More →

Presenters

Lieze Boshoff

PhD Candidate, University of Groningen

Current research involves attention, perception, and the quantum brain. The aim of my research is to investigate the role/effect of perception and consciousness in quantum macro-systems, the mind-matter connection and Psi phenomena. Research methodologies include but are not limited... Read More →

Alex Carruth

Durham Emergence Project

Sophie Gibb

Jussi Haukioja

NTNU Trondheim

Jacob Jolij

Assistant Professor, University of Groningen

I am a cognitive and social neuroscientist studying how beliefs influence consicous perception and cognition. Moreover, I am interested in the theoretical and experimental investigation of consciousness, including anomalous phenomena (including psi). I use EEG (evoked potentials... Read More →

Robert Michaels

Gabriel Rabin

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, ANU; New York University in Abu Dhabi

Dualism vs. Materialism I pdf

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium XIV

Concurrent talks, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 1.6 Mental causation and the function of consciousness, 1.7 The 'hard-problem' and the explanatory gap

2:30pm EEST

Extended Mind

9 June 02:30 PM – 04:35 PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Advaita Vedanta and the Extended Mind Hypothesis: Panpsychism and Perception an Indo-Analytic Inquiry
Anand Vaidya, Philosophy, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA
Purushottama Bilimoria, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, USA

A Place for Phenomenal Consciousness in the Extended Mind Outlook
Tom Buller, Philosophy, Illinois State University, Normal, USA

Contemplative Pedagogical Practices for Transformation in Consciousness
Sona Ahuja, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, INDIA
Sadhna Sharma, Faculty of Education, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, INDIA

From Extended Mind to Extended Conscious Mind
Pii Telakivi, Philosophy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FINLAND

Chair

Ilkka Pättiniemi

University of Helsinki

Presenters

Sona Ahuja

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Vaidya Anand

Director of the Center for Comparative Philosophy, San Jose State University

I am interested in comparative studies of consciousness coming out of philosophy, neuroscience, and physics. I am especially interested in classical Indian philosophy, analytic philosophy, and cognitive neuroscience with respect to various features of conscious experience, such as... Read More →

Purushottama Bilimoria

Tom Buller

Professor/Chair, Illinois State University

Sadhna Sharma

Dayalbagh Educational Institute

Pii Telakivi

University of Helsinki

Abstracts Extended Mind pdf

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, room 3

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.13 Intentionality and representation, 1.14 Miscellaneous (Philosophy), 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.4 Qualia, 3.2 Vision

2:30pm EEST

Structure of Consciousness

9 June 02:30 PM – 04:35 PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Who the Hell is Conscious, and What the Heck of? – A Constructivist Solution to the Mind-Body Problem
Ilkka Kallio, Independent scholar, Helsinki, FINLAND

Parts of Consciousness
Cameron Bosinski, Biology, University of Hartford, West Hartford, USA

Mentality as a Domain in Consciousness
Fabrice Bothereau, Lycée, Ministère Education Nationale, Blois, FRANCE

Towards a Holistic Conception of Phenomenal Consciousness
Holger Thiel, Philosophy, Central European University Budapest, Berlin, GERMANY

Degrees of Consciousness - Implications for Autonomy
Anna Frammartino Wilks, Philosophy, Acadia University, Wolfville NS, CANADA

Chair

Mihretu Guta

Durham University

Presenters

Cameron Bosinski

University at Buffalo

bosinski.cameron@gmail.com

Fabrice Bothereau

Ministère Education Nationale

Ilkka Kallio

Independent scholar

My constructivist notion of consciousness welcomes constructive criticism. I believe my two arguments for it - one conceptual, the other empirical - are well-founded. If they hold, consciousness studies need a change of course to be socially relevant.

Holger Thiel

PhD Student, Central European University Budapest

Anna Frammartino Wilks

Acadia University

Abstracts Structure of Consciousness pdf

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building (new side), room 5 Fabianinkatu 33

Concurrent talks, 1.1 Concept of consciousness, 1.12 Free will and agency, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.6 Mental causation and the function of consciousness, 3.13 Neural networks and connectionism

12:10pm EEST

Seemings and Representationalism

10 June 12:10PM – 01:00PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

A Taxonomy of Seemings
Jonathan Farrell, Philosophy, University of Manchester, Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM

Presentationalism
Dirk Franken, Philosophy, University of Stuttgart, Münster, GERMANY

Chair

Jennifer Lyke

Richard Stockton College

Presenters

Jonathan Farrell

University of Manchester

Dirk Franken

University of Stuttgart

Abstracts Seemings and Presentationalism pdf

Wednesday June 10, 2015 12:10pm - 1:00pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium III

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.13 Itentionality and representation, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness

2:30pm EEST

Dualism vs. Materialism II

10 June 02:30PM – 04:35PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Consciousness as Self-Sensing?: Challenging a classical philosophical conception
Deborah Goldgaber, Philosophy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

The Mind-Brain Identity Theory and the Explanatory Gap
Donnchadh O'Conaill, Philosophy, University of Leeds, Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM

Compositional subjects: A physicalist approach to the problem of experience
Anand Rangarajan, Computer and Information Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

Will our concept of “phenomenal consciousness” change?
Astrid Schomaecker, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt Universität Berlin, Berin, GERMANY

Emergent Materialism: An Inflationary Defense
Philip Woodward, Philosophy, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

Chair

Michael Silberstein

Presenters

Deborah Goldgaber

Louisiana State University

Donnchadh O'Conaill

University of Leeds

Anand Rangarajan

Associate Professor, University of Florida

physicalism, machine learning, Buddhism

Astrid Schomaecker

Humboldt Universität Berlin

Philip Woodward

Indiana University

Abstracts Dualism vs Materialism II pdf

Wednesday June 10, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium XIV

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 1.7 The 'hard-problem' and the explanatory gap, 1.8 Emergence and consciousness

2:30pm EEST

Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness I

10 June 02:30PM – 04:35PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Information Integration Theory As a Foundation for a Science of Consciousness
Andreas Chatzopoulos, University of Turku, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Turku, FINLAND

Consciousness as information in philosophy and neuroscience: Double-Aspect and Integrated Information Theory compared
Matteo Grasso, Philosophy, Communication and Media Studies, Roma Tre University, Rome, ITALY

Integrated Information Theory, Constructive Empiricism, and the metaphysics of consciousness
Joseph Neisser, Philosophy , Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, USA

Coalescing Minds and Personal Identity
Harri Valpola, , ZenRobotics Ltd, , FINLAND
Kaj Sotala, Machine Intelligence Research Institute, Helsinki, FINLAND

Neural Information as the Amount of a Description of Consciousness.
Yoshi Tamori, Human Information System laboratory, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Hakusan- shi/Ishikawa, JAPAN
Kanna Kakuda, Bio/Chemical Science, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Hakusan-shi/Ishikawa, JAPAN , Yuko Uryu, Bio/Chemical Science, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Hakusan-shi/Ishikawa, JAPAN

Chair

Ron Chrisley

University of Sussex

Presenters

Andreas Chatzopoulos

Ph.D-student, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience

Ph.D-student in Philosophy as well as a web developer and designer. Main areas of interest are Philosophy, Cognitive Science, web technologies and development. As a Ph.D-student I’m a part of Consciousness Research Group at Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience at University of Turku... Read More →

Matteo Grasso

PhD student, Roma Tre University

PhD Student in Philosophy at Roma Tre University Visiting student at Oxford University

Kanna Kakuda

Joseph Neisser

Grinnell College

Kaj Sotala

University of Helsinki

Yoshi Tamori

Associate Professor, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Brain science researcher. Neuroimaging fMRI, MEG, EEG as such.

Harri Valpola

ZenRobotics Ltd

Abstracts Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness I pdf

Wednesday June 10, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium I

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.10 Epistemology and philosophy of science, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 1.5 Machine consciousness, 2.1 Neural correlates of consciousness (general), 4.3 Integrative models

2:30pm EEST

Panpsychism

10 June 02:30PM – 04:35PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

If Matter Matters: Navigating Panpsychism's Daunting Moral Implications
E. Alexander Howe, Philosophy, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA

Argument against Chalmers' panpsychism
Anton Kuznetsov, Philosophy Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Methodology of consciousness restoration: differentiation or integration?
Olga Maksakova, rehabilitation, Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute, Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Why the Panpsychist Argument Against Emergentism Fails
Jakub Mihalik, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Charles University, Faculty of Philosophy, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC

Prospects for a science of panpsychism
Giuliano Sterrantino, Philosophy, University of Sydney, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Chair

Vaidya Anand

Director of the Center for Comparative Philosophy, San Jose State University

Presenters

E. Alexander Howe

Doctoral Student, University of Missouri

Phenomenal consciousness, phenomenal concepts, panpsychism, the phenomenal concepts strategy, the conceivability argument, animal ethics, international backpacking adventures, bourbon.

Anton Kuznetsov

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Olga Maksakova

Burdenko Neurosurgical Institute

I'm psychotherapist working mostly with neurosurgical patients from intensive care unit till years after brain catastrophe. The most interesting thing is to communicate with VS or minimal conscious patient

Jakub Mihalik

Charles University, Faculty of Philosophy

Giuliano Sterrantino

My research interests include the philosophy of mind, phenomenology, cognition, the self, science, personal identity, language and linguistics, psychology, and social philosophy.

Panpsychism abstracts pdf

Wednesday June 10, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, room 3

Concurrent talks, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.4 Qualia, 1.7 The 'hard-problem' and the explanatory gap, 1.8 Emergence and consciousness, 1.9 Higher order thought

2:30pm EEST

Physicalism and Materialism

10 June 02:30PM – 04:35PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Molyneux Question and Sensory Fields
Tony Cheng, Philosophy, University College London, Taipei, TAIWAN

Chalmers versus existential phenomenology on experience and reality
Jonathan Knowles, Philosophy and Religious Studies, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Kolsås, NORWAY

The Search for the Location of Consciousness: Can Structural Realism Provide the Answer?
Kristjan Loorits, Theoretical philosophy, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FINLAND

The myth of reductive materialism: a critique of Jaegwon Kim
Christoffer Skogholt, Faculty of Theology, Faith- and worldview studies, Uppsala, SWEDEN

Arrangements
Gill Richard, Retired, Cheltenham, UNITED KINGDOM

Chair

Jens Allwood

University of Gothenburg

Presenters

Tony Cheng

University College London

Richard Davies Gill

The boss, Arrangements

I am a physical scientist with an interest in the philosophy of consciousness. I have tried to understand to what extent a scienctific approach can tell us about this. I have come up with the idea that a version of monism, based on the concept of an arrangement, can give a satisfactory... Read More →

Jonathan Knowles

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Kristjan Loorits

University of Helsinki

Christoffer Skogholt

Faith- and worldview studies

Master's student in faith- and worldview studies at Uppsala University.

Abstracts Physicalism and Materialism pdf

Wednesday June 10, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium XVI

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.13 Intentionality and representation, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 1.6 Mental causation and the function of consciousness, 3.3 Other sensory modalities

2:30pm EEST

Hard Problem

11 June 02:30PM – 04:35PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Cognitive Action Theory of Consciousness
Wolfgang Baer, Research and Development, Nascent Systems Inc., Carmel Valley, CA, USA

Out of Left Field: A Transcendental Understanding of the Hard Problem
Kim Davies, Philosophy, University of Durham , Durham, UNITED KINGDOM

25 min break (due to the cancellation of Ilmari Hirvonen's presentation)

On a Confusion about which Intuition to Trust: From the Hard Problem to a Not Easy One.
Miguel Ángel Sebastián, Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Mexico DF, MEXICO

The Biodynamic Breakthrough Model: An Elegant Framework for Non-Linear Creativity in a Conscious Universe
Nick Seneca Jankel, Lewes, UNITED KINGDOM

Chair

Alex Carruth

Durham Emergence Project

Presenters

Wolfgang Baer

Nascent Systems Inc.

Kim Davies

Visiting Research Fellow, University of Durham

Nick Seneca Jankel

Practical Philosopher

As a wisdom, leadership and innovation catalyst and pioneer of Breakthrough Biodynamics - unifying science and spirituality to sustain positive change - he fosters breakthroughs that lead to increased thrivability in any system. These ideas feature in Switch On: Unleash Your Creativity... Read More →

Miguel Angel Sebastian

Instituto de Investigaciones Filosoficas, UNAM

Abstracts Hard Problem pdf

Thursday June 11, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium XIII

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.7 The ’hard-problem’ and the explanatory gap, 1.8 Emergence and consciousness, 3.14 Cognitive architectures

2:30pm EEST

Intentionality and Representation

11 June 02:30PM – 04:35

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Structural Representation and the Problem of Liberality
Dimitri Coelho Mollo, Philosophy, King's College London/Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, GERMANY

25 min break (due to the cancellation of Eva Maria Engelen's presentation)

Are Thoughts Ever Experiences?
Peter Forrest, Philosophy, Oxford University, Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM

NOT REGISTERED (break for 25 min?) Constancies: Towards an Integrated Perspective
Alexander Morgan, Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, GERMANY

Intentionality as the mark of the mental in philosophical naturalism
Pentti Määttänen, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FINLAND

Chair

Petronella Foultier

Researcher, Dep of Philosophy, Stockholm University

Research interests: Phenomenology (general), philosophy of language and expression, philosophy of dance, feminist philosophy.

Presenters

Peter Forrest

Oxford University

Pentti Määttänen

Dimitri Coelho Mollo

King's College London/Humboldt University Berlin

Alexander Morgan

University of Tübingen

Abstracts Intentionality and Representation pdf

Thursday June 11, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium XVI

Concurrent talks, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness

2:30pm EEST

Nonverbal Experience

11 June 02:30PM – 04:35PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

A Phenomenological Investigation Reframing Mediums as Mystics
Jennifer Lyke, Psychology, Richard Stockton College, Galloway, USA

The nature and etiology of unsymbolized thinking
Fernando Martínez-Manrique, Philosophy I, University of Granada, Granada, SPAIN
Agustín Vicente, Linguistic and Basque Studies, Ikerbasque, University of the Basque Country, Vitoria, SPAIN

NOT REGISTERED (break for 25 min?) Involved consciousness: Maori relationships with things in the world
Carl Mika, Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, NEW ZEALAND

Conscious Agent Theory: A formal theory of consciousness
Chetan Prakash, Mathematics, California State University, San Bernardino, USA
Donald Hoffman, Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine, USA

Serious Music – A means for communicating with, observing and evolving the nonverbal mind
Noor Zehra , Musicology, Sanjan Nagar Institute of Philosophy and Arts , Lahore, PAKISTAN
Iram Tauqir, Philosophy, Sanjar Nagar Institute of Philosophy of Arts

Chair

Tarja Kallio-Tamminen

Presenters

Donald Hoffman

Jennifer Lyke

Richard Stockton College

Fernando Martínez-Manrique

University of Granada

Carl Mika

University of Waikato

Chetan Prakash

Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, California State University

Ph. D. in mathematical Physics (thesis on classical statistical mechanics). Working on theories of consciousness. Co-author: "Objects of Consciousness" with Donald Hoffman; "Observer Mechanics, A Formal Theory of Perception" with Bruce Bennett and Donald Hoffman; "The Interface Theory... Read More →

Iram Tauqir

Augustín Vicente

Noor Zehra

Musician/Musicologist, Sanjan Nagar Institute of Philosophy and Arts

I Started learning the Sitar at the age of 15 from Ustad Nisar Hussain. At 16, I left the Sitar and started learning the Kachuaa (Sur Bahar made from wood). The next step in my learning was going to be a free stringed musical instrument like the Vichitr Veena. Instead I chose the... Read More →

NONVERBAL EXPERIENCE pdf

Thursday June 11, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium XV

Concurrent talks, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 3.6 Language, 4.2 Space and time, 5.1 Phenomenology, 5.2 Meditation, 5.4 Other altered states of consciousness, 6.11 Miscellanous (Culture and Humanities), 6.2 Art and aesthetics, 6.3 Music, contemplation and mysticism

2:30pm EEST

Perception and Hallucination

11 June 02:30PM – 04:35PM

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

NOT REGISTERED (break for 25 min?) Actual Consciousness and Science
Ted Honderich

The use of sound and music in contemporary shamanic rituals in the creation of altered states of consciousness
Elina Hytönen-Ng, Humanistic department, University of Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä, FINLAND

Apparitions, Narrative and Consciousness: An Early 19th-Century Theory of Hallucinations
Tommi Kakko, Language, Translation and Literary Studies, University of Tampere, London, UNITED KINGDOM

Hypnotic visual hallucinations: goal directed mental imagery or automatic conscious experiences?
Sakari Kallio

Hallucination as perception of spatiotemporally gerrymandered objects – the argument from hallucination debunked
Riccardo Manzotti, Psychology "G.Fabris", IULM University, Lavagna, ITALY

Chair

Timothy Bayne

University of Manchester

Presenters

Ted Honderich

Elina Hytönen-Ng

University of Eastern Finland

Tommi Kakko

University of Tampere

Sakari Kallio

Riccardo Manzotti

Professor in Psychology, IULM University

Currently, it is often held that the mind is secreted by the brain. I pursue a different approach. I believe that the whole mind-body problem has been stubbornly ill-posed. We have never been able to find the mind inside the brain because the mind is not inside the body. Consider... Read More →

Abstracts Perception and Hallucination pdf

Thursday June 11, 2015 2:30pm - 4:35pm EEST
Main Building, room 3

Concurrent talks, 1.10 Epistemology and philosophy of science, 1.13 Intentionality and representation, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 2.2 Vision, 3.19 Miscellaneous (Cognitive Science and Psychology), 5.3 Hypnosis, 6.1 Literature and hermeneutics

3:45pm EEST

Machine Consciousness

12 June 03:45 – 05:00

SPEAKERS AND TITLES

Is Computation a Physically Real Basis for Consciousness?
Adam McKenty, N/A, Independent scholar, Mansons Landing, CANADA
Per Sundin, Physics, Milano-Bicocca University, Milano, ITALY

Reviewing Tests for Machine Consciousness
Aïda Raoult, Computational Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Roman Yampolskiy, Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

From Primordial Sleep to Consciousness
Limnell Petteri, Philosophy, University of Tampere, Tampere, FINLAND

Chair

Riccardo Manzotti

Professor in Psychology, IULM University

Presenters

Petteri Limnell

University of Tampere

Adam McKenty

Aïda Raoult

Per Sundin

Roman Yampolskiy

Abstracts Machine Consciousness pdf

Friday June 12, 2015 3:45pm - 5:00pm EEST
Main Building, auditorium XIII

Concurrent talks, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 1.5 Machine consciousness, 1.7 The 'hard-problem' and the explanatory gap, 1.8 Emergence and consciousness, 3.12 Artificial intelligence and robotics

9:00am EEST

History of Philosophy

13 June 09:00 AM - 11:05 AM

The origin of the Analytic-Continental Divide:
Brentano’s Dual Methodology and its Resurge in the Embodiment Concept Today
Richard Baker, Monash University, Monash University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

A 21st Century Monadology: Re-Drafting Leibniz's Idea of Perception in Terms of Modern Physics
Jonathan Edwards, Medicine, University College London, London, UNITED KINGDOM

25 min break (due to the cancellation of Heikki Ikäheimo's presentation)

Locke and Stickgold on Activity of Mind in Dreaming
Markku Roinila, Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FINLAND

The influence of terahertz radiation on biological systems: heating, resonance and non-linear resonance
Svetlana Popova, Laboratory of Laser Biophysics, ILP SB RAS, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Chair

Holger Thiel

PhD Student, Central European University Budapest

Presenters

Richard Baker

Monash University

Jonathan Edwards

University College London

Heikki Ikaheimo

UNSW Australia

Svetlana Popova

Institute of Laser Physics SB RAS, Novosibirsk State University

Markku Roinila

I've been interested in philosophy of mind in the Early Modern period, especially Leibniz, Spinoza and Locke. I am also interested in the philosophy of dreams. I enjoy reading biographies of philosophers. Yours, too, if you write one.

Abstracts History of Philosophy pdf

Saturday June 13, 2015 9:00am - 11:05am EEST
Main Building, auditorium XV

Concurrent talks, 1.13 Intentionality and representation, 1.14 Miscellaneous (Philosophy), 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 2.14 Sleep and waking, 4.1 Quantum theory

9:00am EEST

Phenomenal Concepts and Representation

13 June 09:00 AM - 11:05 AM

Understanding understanding: how Searleans and behaviourists agree
Jon Erik Andersson, Philosophy, Lund University, Lund, SWEDEN

Singular mental files
Juan Jose Lara, Philosophy, IES. Tirant lo Blanc, Elche, SPAIN

Phenomenology and Externalism: a Perfect Marriage?
Corijn van Mazijk, Philosophy, University of Groningen, Groningen, NETHERLANDS

25 min break (due to the cancellation of Ayoob Shahmoradi's presentation)

Are phenomenal concepts innate?
Assaf Weksler, Philosophy, Ben Gurion University, Modiin, ISRAEL

Chair

Esa Diaz-Leon

Ramon y Cajal Researcher, University of Barcelona

Presenters

Jon Erik Andersson

Lund University

JUAN JOSE LARA

IES. Tirant lo Blanc

Corijn van Mazijk

University of Groningen

Assaf Weksler

Ben Gurion University

Abstracts Phenomenal Concepts and Representation pdf

Saturday June 13, 2015 9:00am - 11:05am EEST
Main Building, auditorium XVI

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.13 Intentionality and representation, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 1.7 The ’hard-problem’ and the explanatory gap, 5.1 Phenomenology

9:00am EEST

Phenomenology and the Self

13 June 09:00 AM - 11:05 AM

Being No One Else. On Barry Dainton's Concept of the Person in "The Phenomenal Self"
Ludwig Jaskolla, Philosophy, Munich School of Philosophy, Munich, GERMANY
Ludwig Gierstl, Munich School of Philosophy, Munich, GERMANY

A Phenomenologically Motivated Approach to Introspection
Ivan M. Havel, Center for Theoretical Study, Charles University Prague, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC

Intentional Horizon and Cognitive Phenomenology
Marta Jorba, Department of Philosophy, University of Girona, Barcelona, SPAIN

RATIONALITY AND THE PRIVACY OF THE SELF
Francis Pearson, Philosophy, Durham University, Durham, UNITED KINGDOM

Panpsychism’s Hard Problem: A Comparative Analysis of Explanatory Gaps
Luke Roelofs, Philosophy, University of Toronto, Toronto, CANADA

Chair

TBA

Presenters

Ludwig Gierstl

Ivan M. Havel

Charles University Prague

Ludwig Jaskolla

Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind, Munich School of Philosophy

Marta Jorba

University of Girona

Francis Pearson

Durham University

Luke Roelofs

University of Toronto

I've just finished a PhD at the University of Toronto, and am about to begin a Postdoc at the Australian National University, working at the Centre for Consciousness. My work focuses on the 'combination problem' facing constitutive Russellian panpsychism.

Saturday June 13, 2015 9:00am - 11:05am EEST
Main Building, auditorium XII

Concurrent talks, 1.11 Personal identity and the self, 1.14 Miscellaneous (Philosophy), 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 5.1 Phenomenology

9:00am EEST

Qualia II

13 June 09:00 AM - 11:05 AM

The Geometry and Physics of the Multidimensional World
Alexander Egoyan, Health Care Economics and Management, University Geomedi, Tbilisi, GEORGIA

Does Apriority Entail Necessity? A Study of Pure Phenomenal Concepts
Shao-An Hsu, Philosophy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TAIWAN

NOT ARRIVED (a break of 25 minutes?) The unkowable qualia problem for a priori theories of consciousness
Erick Llamas, Philosophy, ANU, Canberra, AUSTRALIA

Phenomenal Information as Knowing Why
Hedda Hassel Mørch, Philosophy, University of Oslo, Oslo, NORWAY

Ignorance of Color: An Intentionalist Look at Mary The Color Scientist
Isik Sarihan, Philosophy, Central European University & Uni. Fribourg, Fribourg,
SWITZERLAND

Chair

Ilkka Pättiniemi

University of Helsinki

Presenters

Alexander Egoyan

Professor, University Geomedi

You can download my presentations from the website.

Shao-An Hsu

National Taiwan University

I'm a graduate student of department of philosophy in National Taiwan University. I have both backgrounds in philosophy and psychology. My research interest is the interrelationship between metaphysics, philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. Recently I’m studying two-dimensional... Read More →

Erick Llamas

ANU

Hedda Hassel Mørch

Post doc, University of Oslo

Isik Sarihan

PhD Student, Central European University & Uni. Fribourg

Qualia II Abstracts pdf

Saturday June 13, 2015 9:00am - 11:05am EEST
Main Building, auditorium XIV

Concurrent talks, 1.1 The concept of consciousness, 1.13 Intentionality and representation, 1.2 Metaphysics of consciousness, 1.3 Materialism and dualism, 1.4 Qualia, 1.7 The ’hard-problem’ and the explanatory gap, 3.9 Unconscious-conscious experience

9:00am EEST

Quantum Theory and Relativity

13 June 09:00 AM - 11:05 AM

A physicalist/Topological Dual-Aspect Information Theory of Consciousness.
Uzi Awret, Physics., Trinity Washington University., falls church va., USA

Mind as Brain and Brain as Mind: A Double Face View On Mental Causation
Jonas Goncalves Coelho, University of Sao Paulo State, Bauru, BRAZIL

Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder: The Relativity of Visual Experience
Andrew Duggins, Neurology, University of Sydney, Westmead, AUSTRALIA
Xin Zhang, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, AUSTRALIA

Irreducibility of the Logic of Integrated Information: From Quantum Coherence to Unity of Consciousness and Beyond
Marcin J. Schroeder, Basic Education, Akita International University, Akita, JAPAN

The Physics of Value: Consciousness as modulator of the Bohmian Quantum Potential to achieve biologically advantageous resource allocation
Francis Steen, Comm Studies, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA

Chair

Johanna Blomqvist

Ph.D. (physics), entrepreneur, researcher, Mindstream.fi

Presenters

Uzi Awret

Trinity Washington University.

Jonas Goncalves Coelho

Professor, University of Sao Paulo State

Andrew Duggins

Staff Specialist Neurologist, University of Sydney

I completed a theoretical neuroscience PhD at UCL in 2009 entitled 'The Form of Consciousness'. In the PhD I constructed a quantum mathematical formalism of neural signalling that reduces to the conventional neurone doctrine at the level of the single neuron, but at the scale of... Read More →