Lecture 1: The Problem(s) of Other Minds

The aim of this lecture is to present the various problems related to our knowledge of other minds. Tim Bayne distinguishes four versions of ‘the problem of other minds’: the psychological problem of other minds; the sceptical problem of other minds; the scientific problem of other minds; and the conceptual problem of other minds.

Obligatory Reading: Bayne, T. 2021. Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction (Routledge) chapter 11.
Additional reading: Avramides, A. 2019. Other minds. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (Winter 2020 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2020/entries/other-minds/

The course is organized by the Moscow Center for Consciousness Studies / https://hardproblem.ru/ and Philosophy Faculty of Lomonosov Moscow State University / http://philos.msu.ru/

Lecturer: Prof. Timothy Bayne (Professor of Philosophy, Monash University (Melbourne)) / https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/timothy-bayne

Music: D-pulse, album “Dancing Qualia” / https://music.apple.com/ru/album/dancing-qualia/1478739578?l=en

Timeline:

0:07 Introduction to the course
1:36 - 4 problems of other minds to be addressed
12:06 - The conceptual problem of other minds
19:20 - Wittgenstein and the inconceivability argument
27:22 - Role of intentionality in characterizing consciousness. Separatism
32:13 - Nagel’s explanation of consciousness. The organismic constraint
39:11 - Overview of the lecture

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