Self-consciousness in the Split-brain Subject

titleSelf-consciousness in the Split-brain Subject
start_date2023/02/10
schedule11h
onlineno
location_infosalle de réunion
summaryIn this talk, I first argue that the two hemispheres of a split-brain subject are associated with distinct conscious thinkers and, indeed, distinct thinkers of self-conscious thoughts, R and L. I then argue that the dynamics of self-conscious thought after split-brain surgery shows that R and L are unlike other pairs of self-conscious thinkers. Indeed, there is a basic psychological capacity much simpler than but ordinarily inherent in full-blown psychological self-consciousness that R and L both lack.
responsiblesBuehler