Events & Reunions

Sponsored by:

Tufts Alumni Switzerland

Location:
Spengler Auditorium
Institut Universitaire de Pathologie
Rue du Bugnon 25
1011 Lausanne, Switzerland | See Map

When: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (iCal)

Description

"Meeting of the Minds" promises to be an engaging open-forum Cafe Scientifique discussion and debate by two leading authorities in science and philosophy, who will address such varied yet inter-linked issues as:

- Relating neuroscience findings to the concept of self and subjectivity
- Competitive architectures in the brain and how words and other cultural items are similar to software: they are installed in the brain, then permit the brain to engage in new actions
- What can neurological patients teach a philosopher about beliefs?

Professor Daniel C. Dennett, Co-Director, Center for Cognitive Studies, University Professor, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, Tufts University
http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/incbios/dennettd/dennettd.htm

Professor Olaf Blanke, Director, Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience (LNCO), Brain-Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
http://bmi.epfl.ch/page61087.html

RSVP

Please register with Elizabeth Borner, J69, by November 30 at: swisstuftsalumni@bluewin.ch or call Elizabeth’s home number, 056-281-1804

Cost

There is no charge for this event.

Contact

Questions? Please contact Elizabeth Borner, J69, swisstuftsalumni@bluewin.ch or the Regional Team in the Office of Alumni Relations at: regionalprograms@tufts.edu