The Moscow Center for the Study of Consciousness (MCIS) is a scientific organization coordinating Russian and international studies in the field of the nature of consciousness and human will.
| Center for the Study of Consciousness at Moscow State University | |
|---|---|
| Year of foundation | 2006 |
| Location | 119121, Moscow , st. Burdenko , 14A  Russia |
| Key figures | Vadim Vasiliev , Patricia Churchland , Dmitry Volkov |
| Representation | Russia , USA |
| Field of activity | research in the ratio of mental and physical states of the brain |
| Site | hardproblem.ru |
Content
Creation
The center was founded in 2009 at the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University on the initiative of Professor Vadim Vasiliev [1] and Dmitry Volkov . The center conducts research in the field of consciousness and free will, interacts with the foreign scientific community and popularizes analytical philosophy.
History
Since 2009, at the invitation of ICIC, leading Western scholars have arrived at Moscow State University and other educational institutions of Russia - American denominator of cognitive science, head of the Tufts University Cognitive Research Center Daniel Dennett [2] , Canadian-Canadian neurophysiologists [1] [3] Patricia Churchland , British philosopher Timothy Williamson [4] [5] , New York University professor Jesse Prince [6] .
In 2011, John Searle, the founder of criticism of cognitive psychology, gave a course of lectures in Moscow.
In June 2014, under the auspices of the ICIS, the international conference "Problems of Consciousness and Free Will in Analytical Philosophy" was held. Assessing its results, The Guardian newspaper indicated that several dozens of the most famous world scientists involved in research in the field of consciousness and collaborating with the Center for Consciousness Research at Moscow State University were guests of the event. Of these, the correspondent of the publication identified David Chalmers , Daniel Dennett and the spouses Churchland [7] . Under the project, graduate students and young scientists from different countries gathered to discuss current philosophical problems under the guidance of experts [8] .
| Discussion sessions took place ... Two camps immediately formed - monists led by Dennett and dualists who defend the reality of subjective representations and believe that consciousness cannot be explained by processes in the brain. The leader of this camp was David Chalmers. There were more monists, since Dennett himself invited philosophers, and he was pleased with the choice. “I've never met such a high level of discussion,” Dennett wrote in response to a Forbes question. “We all talked and argued about a lot, but there was neither arrogance, nor quarrels, it was an unforgettable meeting of great minds” [1] . |
In August 2014, the Center organized a summer educational school “Free will and moral responsibility” at Moscow State University [9] with the participation of a leading specialist on free will, Professor John Fisher .
In the summer of 2016, the second summer school “Freedom of Will and Consciousness” was held in Riga, during which the students discussed current philosophical problems with the famous expert, professor of Cornell University Derk Perebum [10] . The project was attended by representatives of leading universities: Harvard, Oxford, University of California, University of Helsinki, Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University.
The Center for the Study of Consciousness conducts extensive publishing activities, including the publication of a series of scientific monographs “Philosophy of Consciousness”, prepared by Russian and foreign partners of the ICIS [11] .
Management Structure
The activities of the organization are determined by the Academic and Board of Trustees. The composition of the tips:
- Vadim Vasiliev , Head of the Department of the History of Foreign Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University named after MV Lomonosov .
- Dmitry Volkov , co-director of the Center for Consciousness Research.
- Robert Howell, Professor of Philosophy, University of Albany, New York State University.
- Patricia Churchland , Emeritus Professor , University of California, San Diego
- Paul Churchland ], Emeritus Professor , University of California, San Diego .
- Derk Perebum , professor of philosophy, Cornell University .
- Jesse Prince , Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, City University of New York .
See also
- Popularization of science
- Moscow State University
- Dynasty (fund)
- Difficult problem of consciousness
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 In Search of Pure Reason, Forbes, 08/29/2014
- ↑ Dmitry Volkov on problems of consciousness, Port Magazine Russia, 04/30/2015
- ↑ Patricia Churchland at the Faculty of Philosophy, Moscow State University, 06/18/2015
- ↑ Timothy Williamson, a famous Oxford philosopher, arrives at Moscow State University, Liberty.ru, 09.24.2010 (unavailable link) . Date of treatment September 6, 2015. Archived September 27, 2010.
- ↑ Round Table on the Philosophy of Philosophy with Timothy Williamson (full entry), Center for the Study of Consciousness, October 2010
- ↑ Interview with Professor Jesse Prince, December 2014 (unavailable link) . Date of treatment September 6, 2015. Archived July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Why can't the world's greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness? The Guardian, 01/21/2015
- ↑ Summer School of Philosophy
- ↑ International Summer School “Free Will and Moral Responsibility”, Moscow State University, 2014
- ↑ "Free will and consciousness." Summer school in Riga
- ↑ Philosophy of Consciousness Publishing Series
Links
- Official site
- Freedom: Will or Captivity? Interview with members of the Academic Council of the Center for Consciousness Research at Moscow State University First interactive television, 05/10/2015
- In search of pure reason: why did a Russian businessman put together a Forbes philosophical expedition , 08/29/2014
- Dmitry Volkov | Why consciousness? The first interactive television, 11/21/2014
- One way or another, or maybe nothing // What Russian philosophers argue about Schrodinger the Cat, issue number 3 (17) March 2016
- Dmitry Volkov | Is consciousness wrong? The first interactive television, 02/10/2015
- Free will. Are we able to make informed decisions Silver Rain, 11/26/2015
- The invention of consciousness. Nicholas Humphrey Psychologies magazine website 01/13/2016
- Lecture by David Chalmers at Moscow State University with the support of the Moscow Center for Consciousness Research, June 14, 2016 , 06/23/2016