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SUMMARY:The Invention of Consciousness - Professor Nicholas Humphrey\, LSE
 \, New College of the Humanities\, Darwin College
DTSTART:20160513T164500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Antonio M. M. Rodrigues
DESCRIPTION:In English we use the word "invention" in two ways. First\, to
  mean a new device or process developed by experimentation\, and designed 
 to fulfill a practical goal. Second\, to mean a mental fabrication\, espec
 ially a falsehood\, developed by art\, and designed to please or persuade.
  In this talk I'll argue that human consciousness is an invention in both 
 respects. First\, it is a cognitive faculty\, evolved by natural selection
 \, designed to help us make sense of ourselves and our surroundings. But t
 hen\, second\, it is a fantasy\, conjured up by the brain\, designed to ch
 ange the value we place on our existence.\n
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Gatsby Room
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