Marist Workshop
Consciousness as Fundamental
Marist Colllege
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
8-9 September 2023
September 8
Location: Student Center Room 3101
9:30-12:45: Session One: Consciousness as Fundamental in the Philosophy of Mind
Presenters:
Annaka Harris (Independent Scholar), "Is Consciousness Fundamental?"
Hedda Hassell Mørch (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences), "Subjects within Subjects? Why the Cosmic Mind Can’t Overlap with Mine"
Luke Roelefs (University of Texas-Arlington), "The Varieties of (Un)Boundedness"
Respondent:
Philip Goff (Durham University)
12:45-13:45: Lunch
14:00-16:30 Session Two: Consciousness as Fundamental in the Philosophy of Religion
Presenters:
Swami Medhananda (University of California-Los Angeles and University of Southern California), "Can Advaita Vedānta Solve the Hard Problem of Consciousness?"
Paul Draper (Purdue University), "From Psychological Ether Theory to Panpsychotheism: Bridging the Gap Between Fundamental Consciousness and God"
Respondent:
Andrei A. Buckareff (Marist College)
19:00-21:00: Debate (Nelly Goletti Theater): Free and open to the public
Topic: "Is Consciousness Fundamental?"
Participants:
Philip Goff (Durham University)
Sean Carroll (Johns Hopkins University and the Santa Fe Institute)
September 9:
Location: Student Center 3101 (from 9:00-15:10)
9:00-12:15: Session Three: Consciousness as Fundamental in Physics
Presenters:
Donald D. Hoffman (University of California-Irvine), "Spacetime is a Headset"
William Simpson (University of Texas-Austin and Cambridge University), "Cosmopsychism and the Laws of Physics: A Teleological Perspective"
Lee Smolin (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics), "Quantum Cosmology of the Future and Awareness of the Present"
Respondent:
Sean Carroll (Johns Hopkins University and the Santa Fe Institute)
12:15-13:00: Lunch
13:10-15:10: Panel discussion about the sessions
Panelists:
Rebecca Chan (San José State University)
Yanssel Garcia (University of Nebraska-Omaha)
Dean Zimmerman (Rutgers University-New Brunswick)
15:30-17:00: Closing Keynote Lecture
Location: Student Center 3101
Speaker:
Michael Tye (University of Texas-Austin), "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Panpsychism"
Note: Anyone not invited to attend the conference will need to sign up by August 15 here. We have a very limited amount of space and are prioritizing faculty from other institutions, post-docs, and graduate students. When registering, please use an email from the institution with which you are affiliated. For further information, please contact Andrei Buckareff: <andrei.buckareff@marist.edu>