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SUMMARY:FAH/DPHIL Work-in-progress Seminar - "Self-Misidentification in Higher-Order Theories" by Mr. Chu Kin Lok
DESCRIPTION:Microsoft Teams: https://go.um.edu.mo/eab6bban \n  \nAbstract \nHigher-order (HO) theories of consciousness aim to resolve the “hard problem of consciousness\,” arguing that what renders a mental state phenomenally conscious is that it is\, or is disposed to be\, the object of a HO mental state. While various versions of HO theories of consciousness are widely discussed\, some HO theories have been expanded to explain the first-personal and reflexive nature of self-consciousness and its psychopathology\, yet these explanations have received little attention. This is unfortunate\, since a theory of self-consciousness is essential for a theory of consciousness. In this talk\, I mainly discuss Rosenthal’s higher-order thought (HOT) theory of self-consciousness. I argue that his HOT theory fails to explain alleged which-object self-misidentification\, a form of misidentification defined by James Pryor as distinct from de re self-misidentification. As a result\, his theory fails to explain thought insertion\, a pathological condition characterized by which-object self-misidentification. Finally\, I extend these arguments to all two-state HO theories\, arguing that they\, in principle\, fail to explain which-object self-misidentification and thought insertion. \n  \nBio \nChu Kin-Lok (Gary) is a PhD student under the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University of Macau. While continuing his master’s research on self-consciousness and self-disorders in schizophrenia from the perspective of contemporary phenomenology\, his PhD project concentrates on various theories of self-consciousness and self-oriented delusions. He is under the supervision of Professor Nevia Dolcini and co-supervision of Professor Benjamin Winokur.
URL:https://fah.um.edu.mo/event/fah-dphil-work-in-progress-seminar-self-misidentification-in-higher-order-theories-by-mr-chu-kin-lok/
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CATEGORIES:Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
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