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DESCRIPTION:This talk explores the reflexive nature of consciousness\, whic
h consists primarily in the fact that a state of consciousness has a refle
xive relation to the subject who has that state\, so that the subject can
typically be aware of itself as having that state. Comparing Kant’s\, Fich
te’s\, and selected contemporary analytic theories of this reflexivity sho
ws that there is a crucial difference in the way the relation between form
(or mode) and content of a state of consciousness is conceived. The first
part examines Kant’s formal theory of consciousness: reflexivity is under
stood not in terms of a self-referential content resulting from a reflecti
on on the state of the subject\, but as the universal transcendental form
that any content must have in order to be representationally significant a
nd potentially conscious to the subject. The second part examines Fichte’s
departure from Kant in his theory of a self-positing consciousness: in th
e original act of self-positing\, the mere form of reflexivity is turned i
nto a self-referential content that determines the subject as an object fr
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tic theories that explain the reflexivity (or what is often called the sub
jective character) of consciousness on a model of mental indexicality. The
se theories tend to reduce reflexivity to an objective constituent of cont
ent that\, although often implicit\, can be read off from the subject’s co
ntextual situatedness in nature. In conclusion\, Kant’s theory can be unde
rstood as a moderate\, human-centered kind of perspectivism that navigates
between Fichtean absolute subjectivity and a naturalist absolute objectiv
ity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Information\n\n\n\nRegistration is free b
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ent mailing lists a few weeks before the event. Please contact Jack Mikusz
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sophy/events/spring-2023/department-colloquium-katharina-kraus.html.
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SUMMARY:The Reflexivity of Consciousness in Kant\, Fichte and Beyond. Katha
rina Kraus (Johns Hopkins)
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This talk explores the reflexive nature of consciousness\, which cons
ists primarily in the fact that a state of consciousness has a reflexive r
elation to the subject who has that state\, so that the subject can typica
lly be aware of itself as having that state. Comparing Kant’s\, Fichte’s\,
and selected contemporary analytic theories of this reflexivity shows tha
t there is a crucial difference in the way the relation between form (or m
ode) and content of a state of consciousness is conceived. The first part
examines Kant’s formal theory of consciousness: reflexivity is understood
not in terms of a self-referential content resulting from a reflection on
the state of the subject\, but as the universal transcendental form that a
ny content must have in order to be representationally significant and pot
entially conscious to the subject. The second part examines Fichte’s depar
ture from Kant in his theory of a self-positing consciousness: in the orig
inal act of self-positing\, the mere form of reflexivity is turned into a
self-referential content that determines the subject as an object from the
absolute standpoint of consciousness. The third part examines analytic th
eories that explain the reflexivity (or what is often called the subjectiv
e character) of consciousness on a model of mental indexicality. These the
ories tend to reduce reflexivity to an objective constituent of content th
at\, although often implicit\, can be read off from the subject’s contextu
al situatedness in nature. In conclusion\, Kant’s theory can be understood
as a moderate\, human-centered kind of perspectivism that navigates betwe
en Fichtean absolute subjectivity and a naturalist absolute objectivity.
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special live taping of the Clearer Thinking podca
st. Host Spencer Greenberg and guest Jeff Sebo will discuss the moral stat
us of insects and AI systems\, as well as other thorny questions in global
priorities research.\n \nAbout the speakers\n \nJeff Sebo is Associate Pr
ofessor of Environmental Studies\, Affiliated Professor of Bioethics\, Med
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lso an executive committee member at the NYU Center for Environmental and
Animal Protection\, a board member at Minding Animals International\, an a
dvisory board member at the Insect Welfare Research Society\, a senior res
earch fellow at the Legal Priorities Project\, and a mentor at Sentient Me
dia.\n \nSpencer Greenberg is an entrepreneur and mathematician with a foc
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, which provides 70 free\, digital tools to help people make better decisi
ons and improve their lives\, as well as the host of the Clearer Thinking
podcast. Spencer is also the founder of Spark Wave\, an organization that
conducts psychology research and builds psychology-related products design
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URL:https://www.noahgreenstein.com/wordpress/event/the-moral-status-of-inse
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Program\, Director of the Mind\, Ethics\, and Policy Program\, and Co-Director of the Wild Animal Welfare Program at New York University. He is the author of
Saving Animals\, Saving Ours
elves (2022) and co-author of Chimpanzee Rights
(2018) and Food\, Animals\, and the Environment (2018). He is also an executive committee memb
er at the NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection\, a board mem
ber at Minding Animals International\, an advisory board member at the Ins
ect Welfare Research Society\, a senior research fellow at the Legal Prior
ities Project\, and a mentor at Sentient Media.
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\nSpencer Greenberg is
an entrepreneur and mathematician with a focus on improving human well-bei
ng. He’s the founder of ClearerThinking.org\, which provides 70
free\, digital tools to help people make better decisions and improve thei
r lives\, as well as the host of the Clearer Thinking podcast. Spencer is
also the founder of Spark Wa
ve\, an organization that conducts psycho
logy research and builds psychology-related products designed to help bene
fit the world. He has a Ph.D. in applied math from New York University\, w
ith a specialty in machine learning\, and his work has been featured by nu
merous major media outlets\, including The Wall Street Journal\, the Indep
endent\, the New York Times\, Gizmodo\, and more.
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