Next meeting - Tuesday 1st Sept 10.00am

Consciousness

For centuries, philosophers from Plato to Descartes wrestled with whether human awareness stems from an immortal soul or physical matter. Today, neuroscientists and philosophers use cutting-edge brain imaging and computational models to tackle the same profound puzzle: how physical neural signals generate subjective experience—what thinker David Chalmers famously dubbed the "Hard Problem of Consciousness".

John will cover the philosophical history of this topic and Stephen will then tell us all about the latest scientific views

Regards,   John

Below are references for Stephen's talk: The last 2 references are for the second part in October

• Antonio Damasio – “The Feeling of what Happens”. Also see various talks by him on YouTube
• Books of Oliver Sachs e.g. “The man who mistook his wife for a hat”
• Mark Solms – “The Hidden Spring”. See also Royal Institution lecture on YouTube
• Deep Simplicity – John Gribbin – complexity/chaos theory etc.
• Prof Robert Sapolsky -  lecture on emergence

1st Tuesday of the month in Mawdesley Village Hall 10.00 - 12.00

Somethings for you to think about from John, links to the articles are below

Philosophy is a fascinating and thought-provoking subject to study. It sets out to examine ideas behind why we exist and how we should best morally lead our lives. Many of the topics include aspects of ethics, politics, divinity and art that prove a basis for much interesting discussion. We refer to concepts of philosophical writers from Aristotle to John Locke. It does improve your general awareness and method of thinking about important matters.

Please contact John for further information. 07809 119759

Links

• Age, Mind and Stoicism
• Philosophy and Friendship
• Philosophy and Happiness
• Stoicism