philosophical // philosophische Q&A

mit / with Prof. Mark Solms

Consciousness itself is affect: Felt uncertainty in the face of oblivion

The 20th century starts with Freud’s interpretation of dreams and terminates with cognitive neuroscience focusing on the non-conscious. Is there a bridge from Freud to neuroscience?

According to your clinical and neuroscientific experience, what are the most important neuro-functional correlates of what we call “self” in psychoanalysis?

Sometimes the “deep self” is distinguished from the self. Whereas the “self” might be alienated, the deep self represents what a person truly desires. Does this philosophical distinction make sense to you?

Is there a connection between emotions and knowledge? Is knowledge acquisition something entirely rational or are emotions intertwined with it?

What do you make of the idea of psychosomatics? Is there a direct influence of bodily states on the way we think and our rational inferences?

Artificial intelligence: Does real intelligence require a functioning biological body, or is real intelligence completely independent of biological bodies possible?

philosophical // philosophische Q&A

Consciousness itself is affect: Felt uncertainty in the face of oblivion

The 20th century starts with Freud’s interpretation of dreams and terminates with cognitive neuroscience focusing on the non-conscious. Is there a bridge from Freud to neuroscience?

According to your clinical and neuroscientific experience, what are the most important neuro-functional correlates of what we call “self” in psychoanalysis?

Sometimes the “deep self” is distinguished from the self. Whereas the “self” might be alienated, the deep self represents what a person truly desires. Does this philosophical distinction make sense to you?

Is there a connection between emotions and knowledge? Is knowledge acquisition something entirely rational or are emotions intertwined with it?

What do you make of the idea of psychosomatics? Is there a direct influence of bodily states on the way we think and our rational inferences?

Artificial intelligence: Does real intelligence require a functioning biological body, or is real intelligence completely independent of biological bodies possible?