philosophical

Garbage, a Dark Side of Civilization: A Philosophical Dialogue

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As the world’s population and consumption of goods continues to grow at an exponential rate, waste management and storage has rapidly become one of the most pressing, everyday issues of our time, local and global. Dr. Song Tian will discuss the case of Lake Lugu in southwestern China, with a view to theorizing garbage as … Read more

Conference On Eastern And Western Philosophical Themes

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Dec 4, 2009, 9am Brooklyn College Dec 5, 2009, 10am CUNY Graduate Center At one time, there was lively dialogue between Western and Eastern philosophy. Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and William James were strongly influenced by Eastern philosophy. But, during recent years, Western philosophy has shown much less respect for the East than previously and there seems … Read more

Consciousness and the Representational Theory of Mind: An Overview of the Philosophical Debate

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Representationalism is the view in philosophy and cognitive science that the mind is nothing more than a representational system. According to representationalism, any two creatures that are representationally identical are mentally identical. The chief obstacle to representationalism is consciousness. Consciousness, it has been argued, resists explanation in representational terms. The philosophical debate over consciousness and … Read more