Conversations on Consciousness: What should we do with our consciousness?

What does it mean to say ‘I am’? Is the sense of subjectivity a delusion? Are only humans conscious? What about whales, AI, and electrons? How should we use our consciousness?

All these questions, and many others, will be examined by expert speakers in conversation with one another and with the audience in the ‘Conversations on Consciousness’ seminar series. Perspectives from a wide spectrum of academic disciplines will be explored for a general audience.

All University members, Alumni, and their guests are welcome to attend. No registration is necessary.

26 February: What should we do with our consciousness?

• Iain McGilchrist (Psychiatry, All Souls College, Oxford), What on earth are we doing here?
• Chris Fletcher (English, University of Oxford), ‘I am!’: Literature and consciousness
• Catherine Harmer (Psychiatry, University of Oxford), The mind’s filter: Shaping experience and mental health

Also in the Conversations on Consciousness seminar series

• 29 January: What is consciousness?
• 12 February: Who or what has consciousness?

Organised and moderated by Professor Charles Foster (charles.foster@exeter.ox.ac.uk) and Professor Kerry Walker (kerry.walker@exeter.ox.ac.uk). Kindly sponsored by Exeter College, Oxford.