Mystery of the Self, Early Philosophers Part 1

Horizon Research Foundation Presented:
Unravelling the Mystery of the Self - From Philosophy to Modern Day Science at Imperial College London, September 10, 2009.
The symposium consisted of an engaging discussions on the nature of the self by:
Dr Peter Fenwick, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, London and
Dr Sam Parmia, Fellow in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York.
Joining them for a panelist discussion was:
Dr Christopher French, Professor of psychology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, is head of their Anomalistic psychology Research Unit which he founded in the year 2000 and
Dr. Joan LaRovere, a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Director of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• self
• consciousness
• philosophy
• nde
• near
• death
• experience

[andenandenia]

"Soul is a lazy explanation of

universe´s most amazing creation."

-Albert Einstein

[TheAfg47]

@andenandenia nice saying:)

[Fangornmmc]

@zezt Which is what I said, or at least, meant to say. Here, reread this part: That does NOT mean we can discard morals though.

In other words. The fact that it scientifically makes sense does not mean we should be inmoral and do it. In fact we should not.

[zezt]

@Fangornmmc No it is proven that animal experiments are NOT needed. The very doing of this IS discarding all feelings and morals

[Fangornmmc]

@zezt I too disagree with this methodology. However animals and Humans are biologically very much alike so from a scientific/research point of view it makes sense. That does not mean we can discard morals though...

[benthejrporter]

I've just been watching an interview with Prof Chris French so it's good to hear the other side of the story. I'm a Porter at the John Radcliffe and I've met Peter Fenwick briefly. Good to see him standing up for his research against the criticism he's faced.

[zezt]

i HATE it at about 7:00 where he slips in, making out 'we' all feel the same 'that is why we experiment on animals'

This after he implies 'we' are superior to animals. Ie., soul dead feeling-less people who torture animals and call it 'experiment'

[dmustard11]

Ok.Just 3 years or so til we get results.Can't wait.

[gogoasacenusie]

Ok then dmustard11, let's let the people decide after watching it.