invitation to a philosophy lecture

The CEU Philosophy Department cordially invites you to a lecture by Svetlana Nagumanova (Kazan State Medical University-Philosophy Department, fellow at CEU Philosophy Department) on Can consciousness be reductively explained? Tuesday, 13. December 2005 6.00pm Zrinyi 14, room 412 Those who answer "No" argue that there is an explanatory gap between physical/functional facts and facts of consciousness and that there are reasons why this gap cannot be filled. Among those who answer "Yes" there are people who argue that explanatory gap can be closed in principle and yet others who claim to have provided such an explanation in practice. In this paper I shall consider arguments for the existence of an explanatory gap, then I shall explore objections to these arguments and related alternatives. One of these alternatives seems more plausible to me. Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072 E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu