Books | 30 Jan 2010
Yulina’s book describes the concept of consciousness and the self as theorized by Daniel Dennett, one of the brightest representatives of contemporary philosophical thought in the United States. Read More »
Events | 29 Jan 2010
The seminar, organized by D.V. Ivanov, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Faculty of Moscow State University, was devoted to the problem of interactionism, focused on the ability of consciousness to influence behavior. The presentation “Local Interactionism” was made by Vadim Vasilyev.
Audio Recording of his talk (in Russian)is on the Virtual Philosophical Center’s web site.
Links to discussions of Dr. Vasilyev’s talk (in Russian): here.
Events | 26 Jan 2010
Commemorating the birth of Austrian born philosopher and founder of phenomenology Edmund Husserl, a round table was organized and conducted at the Department of The History of Philosophy, Moscow State University. Read More »
Events | 26 Jan 2010
Program of the Consciousness Studies School: Read More »
Events | 26 Jan 2010
November, 6-7, 2009 An international scientific conference on consciousness organized by the Department of Philosophy of Moscow State University, conducted on the campus of MSU. Read More »
Books | 26 Jan 2010
The book is about the main issues of the problem of consciousness, its epistemological, ontological, axiological and praxeological aspects. Read More »
Books | 26 Jan 2010
This book presents a historical exposition of concepts by authors who have made significant contributions to the evolution of U.S. philosophical thought. The first part of Yulina’s book presents views of classic authors from this school of thought including the concepts of C. Peirce, W. James, J. Dewey, plus new and critical realists such as G. Mid, G. Santayana and F. Whitehead. Read More »
Books | 26 Jan 2010
Based on discussions with foreign and Russian philosophers, Dubrovski describes current concepts of the philosophy of consciousness and formulates his own essentially anti-reductionist theory which provides a theoretical solution to the mind-brain problem. Read More »
Books | 25 Jan 2010
Vasilyev’s book is devoted to the discussion of the hard problem of consciousness – the question of why the function of the human brain is accompanied by the subjective experience. Read More »
