Monty's World: What a dog teaches us about consciousness

What is it like to be a dog? In this session we'll spend an hour in the world of my dog Monty. We will consider his extraordinary nose, his vision, and the strange new neuroscience of how he perceives. We will use that as a way into one of the deepest questions in philosophy: what consciousness actually is, and why it's so hard to explain through science.

This session will be led by James.

A relatively recent book on the subject I can recommend is Being You: A New Science of Consciousness by Anil Seth. A good overall review of philosophy related to consciousness is Philosophers on Consciousness: Talking about the Mind (Talking about Philosophy) by Jack Symes.

Bring wine/beer/drinks/food/snacks/whatever if you want to.
Our events fill up very quickly. To avoid missing out on future events, join the WhatsApp group via this link:
https://tally.so/r/w4G5L5

Press the buzzer marked Semi sotano 2 to be let in. It's down the stairs, first door on the right.

Image: Monty on a walk near Montserrat.