Mental Action & the Ontology of Mind

Date
16 November 2017, 10.00am - 17 November 2017, 6.00pm
16 November 2017, 10.00am - 17 November 2017, 6.00pm
Institute
Institute of Philosophy
Institute of Philosophy
Type
Conference / Symposium
Conference / Symposium
Venue
Bloomsbury Room, G35, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Bloomsbury Room, G35, Ground Floor, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Description
Participants will explore new ways of understanding mental action and the relations between mental action and the metaphysics of mind, with a particular focus on the question of whether mental action should be included among the fundamental ontological categories required for making sense of consciousness and intentionality.