We trace the development of our modern ideas about the mind, from the highly influential work of Descartes and the impact of Darwinian evolution to more recent accounts of the ‘extended’ mind and the enhancements made possible by new technologies. Why is Descartes so important? What changed with Darwin? And in what ways have technological advances changed how we think about the mind? Join us as we explore the story of one of the central concerns of philosophy.
Speakers
• 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, Lecturer in Philosophy, KCL
• 𝗧𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘀, Professor of Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge
• 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, Associate Tutor of Philosophy, Birkbeck
Chair
• 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & IRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
Co-sponsored by the 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 and the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆
Recorded on 7 June 2021
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