Philo Agora's talk next Tuesday, November 11 will be Abhijit Pal: Matter over Mind
Descartes proposed that the mind was independent of the body, with the pineal gland as the link between the two. Intuitively Cartesian dualism- maintaining that the mind was separate to the body is attractive... Unfortunately, accepting Cartesian dualism requires us to reject two major fields of twentieth century scientific inquiry; neurology and psychopharmacology. This talk will summarise the fundamentals of both disciplines, and outline some of their more interesting findings. A brief discussion of the relationship between these fields of study and philosophy itself will conclude the talk.
Abhijit is currently undertaking an a honours degree in neurological science.
Tuesday November 11. at the Fair Trade Coffee House, 33 Glebe Point Road, Glebe, $6.00 includes a free cup of coffee or tea. Start at 7.30. Finish at 9.00pm. If you want a meal, come early. All profits from the Fair Trade Cafe go to support Third World development.
Philo Agora talks for the coming month, and its approach to its sessions, can be viewed at its website , <http://www.philoagora.com>www.philoagora.com . Our last talk of the year and our Christmas party, on December 9th. is accepting 4 minute pitches on any one, two or all three of the topics Philosophy , Philo Agora and Me.
The Philo Agora program has a talk on a philosophical theme every two weeks
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