THE INSTITUTE
Conference

CaSE: Consciousness and Semantic Externalism

May 12-13, 2017, 9:00AM EST

19 Washington Square North

Past Event

Open to the Public

Conscious experience and mental representation are the two most fundamental aspects of the mind. “Consciousness and Semantic Externalism” explores the relation between the two through the lens of semantic externalism, according to which the representational nature of a mental state is determined by factors outside the individual. This conference brings together many of the finest researchers working on these topics for two days of intense discussion on the relations between consciousness, semantic externalism, phenomenal concepts, representationalism, and the explanatory gap.

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Conscious experience and mental representation are the two most fundamental aspects of the mind. “Consciousness and Semantic Externalism” explores the relation between the two through the lens of semantic externalism, according to which the representational nature of a mental state is determined by factors outside the individual. This conference brings together many of the finest researchers working on these topics for two days of intense discussion on the relations between consciousness, semantic externalism, phenomenal concepts, representationalism, and the explanatory gap.

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Speakers
  • Benj Hellie, Professor of Philosophy, University of Toronto
  • Torin Alter, Professor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama
  • Derek Ball, Lecturer in Philosophy, University of St. Andrews
  • Katalin Balog, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University – Newark
  • Alex Byrne, Professor of Philosophy, MIT
  • Janet Levin, Associate Professor of Philosophy, USC
  • Gabriel Oak Rabin, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, NYUAD
Convened by
  • Gabriel Oak Rabin, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, NYUAD
Hosted by
  • NYU Abu Dhabi Institute

In collaboration with

The NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness