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Sun, Jan 24
|Virtual Lecture
The Hard Problem of Consciousness with Stephen Kercel
Join Steve as he applies a Jungian lens to perhaps the most profound question in all of metaphysics, famously articulated by philosopher David Chalmers as the Hard Problem of Consciousness: Why is there something it feels like to be conscious at all?
Time & Location
Jan 24, 2027, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Virtual Lecture
About the event
Sunday, January 24, 2027 from 2 PM to 4 PM via Zoom
There is quite bit of discussion about "the hard problem of consciousness" and more than a few misrepresentations of its meaning. The idea originates with Nagel’s “What is it like to be a bat?” He does not define consciousness. Instead, he offers an indispensable distinguishing feature. The distinguishing feature is that a process is not conscious unless its telos includes an urge to uncover “what is it like to be me?"
That does not necessarily imply that the conscious process must be deliberately pondering the deep philosophical question. It is important to appreciate that Nagel and students of his work equate "consciousness" with the entire operation of psyche. This differs from Jung's use of the term "conscious" as descriptive of the "subjective (i.e., volitional) psyche," nested within the overall psyche, the overarching process that Jung equates with "self."…
Tickets
Kercel // Hard Problem
$45.00
+$1.13 ticket service fee
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