John Vervaekes Lectern
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Brian Cantwell Smith and John Vervaeke discuss: Is Consciousness Representational?
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1:50:37Now PlayingThe Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence Students' Association and the Cognitive Science Program at the University of Toronto present the inaugural session of the Mutual Relevance Lecture Series: in which two professors from different disciplines discuss together an issue relevant to Cognitive Science. In this session Dr. John Vervaeke, from the Department of Psychology and the Cognitive Science and Buddhism, Psychology, and Mental Health Programs, and Dr. Brian Cantwell Smith, from the Faculty of Information, will be discussing consciousness.
Some theorists hold that what it is to have a mind is to be able to represent the world and work with those representations. This view has been challenged in recent years by those who hold that that the important features of having a mind are better explained by its direct interaction with the world. At the heart of this issue is whether or not consciousness is representational, and if the answer to this question must be the same as for the mind as a whole. Come join us as we discuss this thought-provoking issue.
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