ONLINE TALK: June 7, Ken Williford (UT Arlington), 'Four Aspects of Subjectivity'

Experiences -- Series of Online Seminars in Philosophy of Mind (Session #10)

Monday, June 7, 6-8 PM CEST

Ken Williford (UT Arlington), 'Four Aspects of Subjectivity' Abstract: I distinguish four aspects or components of the subjective character of consciousness: (1) pre-reflective self-consciousness, (2) point-of-view, (3) spatio-temporal self-location, and (4) ipseity or "for-me-ness". I disentangle some of the various ways in which these aspects have been conflated and offer the beginnings of a clearer account of their interconnections. I argue that (1) is required for (4) and that (4) and (2) are required for (3). I close by discussing some open questions about the relationship between (1) and (2). This event is organized by the Creph group (Center for Phenomenological Research) at the University of Liege as part of the project 'The Phenomenology of Mental States' and will be hosted online on Cisco Webex. If you are interested in joining the session or would like to be added to the mailing list of the series, please send an email to: davide.bordini[at]gmail.com. The schedule of the series is available here.