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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
During the last decade, philosophical, psychological and neurobiological approaches to the self have increasingly overcome their disciplinary constraints and entered into a productive dialogue. Different levels of self-awareness such as the 'core' or 'minimal self' and the 'extended' or 'narrative self' have been distinguished and investigated from a henomenological, developmental and neurocognitive perspective. In this context, disorders of selfexperience have also attracted growing attention. The concept of embodiment may serve as a crucial junction for integrating these different approaches to a common framework. This idea has also inspired the European Marie-Curie Research Training Network "Disorders and Coherence of the Embodied Self" (DISCOS), a consortium of 10 European research facilities which organizes this conference.
The conference is aimed at creating an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas on the themes of embodiment, self-awareness and its disorders. Special emphasis will be placed on the interplay of biological and social factors important for establishing selfcoherence, assuming that intersubjectivity and intercorporeality are necessary for the development of the self. Disorders of the embodied self, their nature and origins, including therapeutic and ethical consequences, will be a major topic of discussion. Thus, exploring the self from different perspectives will elucidate and enrich our understanding of basic self-awareness as well as of personal identity.
Main Speakers:
- Dan Hutto, Thomas Metzinger, Evan Thompson, Dan Zahavi (Philosophy)
- Vittorio Gallese, Steven Laureys, Yves Rossetti, Kai Vogeley (Neuroscience)
- Thomas Fuchs, Josef Parnas (Psychiatry/Psychopathology)
- György Gergely, Paul Harris, Philippe Rochat (Developmental Psychology)
- Peter Fonagy, Peter Henningsen, Gerd Rudolf (Psychosomatic Medicine)
Information on participating / attending:
Programm und weitere Informationen: http://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/fileadmin/pressestelle/pdf/DISCOS_Heidelbe...
Date:
11/13/2008 10:00 - 11/15/2008 18:00
Event venue:
Old Lecture Hall, University of Heidelberg
69117 Heidelberg
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Medicine, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing, Philosophy / ethics, Psychology, Religion
Types of events:
Entry:
07/02/2008
Sender/author:
Dr. Annette Tuffs
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event24060
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