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15 June, 2018

The Philosophy of Mind: The course of lectures
These are 15 minutes videos filmed by our staff. They are devoted to the most important questions of the philosophy of mind and to some key persons in the field.

Why the processes in the brain are accompanied by consciousness? What is the relationship between mind and body? Can the mind causally affect behavior? What is consciousness? Is Artificial Intelligence possible? Finding answers to these and to the related questions is the task of the philosophy of mind, one of the most vibrant areas of contemporary philosophy. Staff of MCCS is telling about the classic ways of solving these problems, and the latest in attempts to do it.


Philosophy of Mind: from A to Z
Who is a philosophical zombie? What are Mary and Searle doing in their rooms? What would happen if had the teleport broken down? Philosophers, psychologists and biologists are discussing the central problems of the philosophy of mind, giving review of basic positions, crucial arguments and the most well known thought experiments within the mutual project of MCCS and Postnauka.


The series of TV shows on OnlineTV
Free will: yes or no?
Does consciousness make mistakes?
Why do we need consciousness?

Artificial intelligence: is it a victory of science?


The Discussion. “Free will: the new turns of the old discussions», organized by Institute of Philosophy of Russian Academy of Sciences and The Dostoevsky Library.


Free will: miracle or an illusion? The public lecture in the Youth Library.

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