What are we? On the one hand, we have a subjective experience and a perspective on the world, we are rational, and we seem to be matter in a way that mere physical objects don’t. We are persons. On the other hand, we are embodied beings, intimately related to biological organisms. We have a body. How are these observations related? Can we make sense of our nature without resorting to some form of dualism? In this seminar, we will examine the contemporary debate on the question what we are. A central theme will be the debate over animalism: the view that we are, fundamentally, animals.
- verantwortliche Lehrperson: Hichem Naar
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