Mind Brazil International Workshop: David Chalmers

When: August 21, 10:00 AM – August 23, 08:30 PM

Where: SESI Cultural Center Yves Alves, Rua Direita 168 – Tiradentes – MG, 36325-000, Brazil

Website: https://mindbrazil.wixsite.com/workshop

Organizers: Gustavo Leal Toledo (DFIME-UFSJ), Marco Aurélio Alves (DTECH-UFSJ), Rodrigo A. dos S. Gouvea (DFIME-UFSJ)

The Mind Brazil International Workshop aims at establishing itself as a regular biannual top international event in philosophy of mind in Brazil. At its first edition, Mind Brazil is proud to announce the Australian philosopher David Chalmers as its keynote speaker. Together with a selected group of international and Brazilian peers, Prof. Chalmers will discuss his polemical and worldwide debated philosophical work.

Invited speakers:

David Chalmers (NYU)

Barry Loewer (Rutgers University at New Brunswick)

Bryan Pickel (University of Edinburgh)

Célia Cristina Teixeira (PPGLM – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

David Yates (Universidade de Lisboa)

Francisco Pereira (Universidad Alberto Hurtado)

Katalin Balog (Rutgers University at New Brunswick)

Marco Aurélio Sousa Alves (Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei)

Roberto Horácio de Sá Pereira (PPGF – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

Rodrigo A. dos S. Gouvea (Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei)

Sofia Stein (Unisinos)

Wilson Mendonça (PPGF – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

Commentators:

Claudia Passos-Ferreira (NYU)

Gabriel Mograbi (Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso)

The event is hosted by the Mind research group at the Federal University of São João del-Rei (UFSJ), Brazil.