Lecture Series on Consciousness

PUBLIC INVITED TO SEMINAR SERIES ON CONSCIOUSNESS

     COLUMBUS -- Anyone interested in "consciousness" is invited
to attend all or some of the ten-part series of lectures,
Foundations of Consciousness, sponsored by the Center for
Cognitive Science at The Ohio State University this spring.

     The topic of consciousness has generated substantial
interest in recent years.  Understanding what it is and what
produces it is fundamental to an understanding of mind.

     The seminar will focus on five areas.  For each area,
members of the Ohio State faculty have organized reading
materials and discussions and have invited a distinguished
speaker in the field.  Each topic will be presented over two
sessions.  In the first week, Ohio State faculty will present an
overview and discussion to prepare for the featured speaker on
the following week.  Reading materials for each topic are
available from the Cop-Ez center in Bricker Hall, 190 N. Oval
Mall, at costs ranging from about $5 to $15.  There is no cost
for attending the sessions.

     All meetings will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will be held in 300
Journalism Building, 242 W. 18th Ave.

     The schedule is:

     Conceptual Foundations of Consciousness

     March 31 -- Diana Raffman and William Taschek, assistant
                 professors of philosophy.
     April 7  -- John Searle of the University of California,
                 Berkeley.  He is a leading philosopher of mind
                 and language best known for his scathing
                 critiques of strong artificial intelligence.

     Computational Foundations of Consciousness

     April 14 -- B. Chandrasekaran, professor of computer and
                 information science, and Peter Culicover,
                 director of the Center for Cognitive Science.
     April 21 -- Ray Jackenoff of Brandeis University.
                 He is a linguist who argues that consciousness
                 is a byproduct of the computational organization
                 of the mind for language.

     Brain Mechanisms Underlying Consciousness

     April 28 -- Jordan Pollack and Deliang Wang, assistant
                 professors of computer and information science.
     May 5    -- David Chalmers of Washington University.
                 He is an expert on consciousness, computation,
                 connectivism and artificial life.

     Evolution of Consciousness

     May 12   -- Sarah Boysen, assistant professor of psychology,
                 and Susan Volman, assistant professor of zoology
     May 19   -- Donald Griffin of Harvard University.
                 He is an authority on animal physiology and
                 behavior, best known for his work on the way
                 bats orient themselves and find food by
                 listening to echoes of their own voices.

     Clinical Insights into the Nature of Consciousness

     May 26   -- Ben Givens and Martin Sarter, assistant
                 professors of psychology.
     June 2   -- Dan Schacter of Harvard University.
                 He is a neuropsychologist who has studied
                 learning and memory for motor tasks among
                 individuals with severe amnesia.  His work
                 shows dissassociation between knowledge and
                 the conscious experience of learning.

     For further information, contact the Center for Cognitive
Studies, 292-8200.


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