Philosophy

PPIG: Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Group

Presenter: Dr Mog Stapleton (University of Edinburgh)

Title: The Heart of Self Awareness

Abstract: In this talk I will review some of the recent literature on interoception (the sense of the visceral body) and consider what this can tell us about the different ways that one feels one's body. I will then draw on work in bodily phenomenology in order to explore how these differences in interoception shape our experience of the world, in both healthy individuals and those with psychopathologies.

Further information

We are a group of researchers from diverse backgrounds in the above-mentioned groups (and beyond) who aim to gain an interdisciplinary yet deep understanding of the threads that bind the human mind and the world. In particular, this seminar series focuses on the nature of cognition, metacognition and social cognition. We’ll be tackling questions such as, what does it mean to think? What does it mean to think about thinking? And, what does it mean to think about one’s own thinking versus thinking about the thinking of other people? Please come along!

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Contact details

Tillmann Vierkant

Feb 08 2017 -

PPIG: Philosophy, Psychology, and Informatics Group

08 Feb 2017: The Heart of Self Awareness

Room 1.17, Dugald Stewart Building, 3 Charles Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AD