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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 this 3-part symposium series.
In this third and final event on 26 Feb, we will examine what we do and what we should do with our consciousness as human beings. Does it help us act rationally, optimally or morally? How is the conscious mind represented in literature? And what role does it play in our mental health?
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
