The aim of this lecture is to present the various problems related to our knowledge of other minds. Tim Bayne distinguishes four versions of ‘the problem of other minds’: the psychological problem of other minds; the sceptical problem of other minds; the scientific problem of other minds; and the conceptual problem of other minds.
Obligatory Reading: Bayne, T. 2021. Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction (Routledge) chapter 11.
Additional reading: Avramides, A. 2019. Other minds. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (Winter 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = plato.stanford...
The course is organized by the Moscow Center for Consciousness Studies / hardproblem.ru/ and Philosophy Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University / philos.msu.ru/
Lecturer: Prof. Timothy Bayne (Professor of Philosophy, Monash University (Melbourne)) / research.monas...
Music: D-pulse, album “Dancing Qualia” / music.apple.co...
Timeline:
0:07 Introduction to the course
1:36 - 4 problems of other minds to be addressed
12:06 - The conceptual problem of other minds
19:20 - Wittgenstein and the inconceivability argument
27:22 - Role of intentionality in characterizing consciousness. Separatism
32:13 - Nagel’s explanation of consciousness. The organismic constraint
39:11 - Overview of the lecture
17 окт 2024