St. Thomas and the Brain in the Vat: Aquinas on the Mind, the Brain, and the Human Person

Saturday, October 20th 2018, 10:00am
DSPT, 2301 Vine Street Berkeley, CA 94708

Please join us for a look at what St. Thomas Aquinas would say about the Brain in a Vat argument, a scenario used in a variety of thought experiments intended to draw out certain features of human conceptions of knowledge, reality, truth, mind, consciousness and meaning. 

This presentation is designed to appeal to a wide audience of interested students, religious and the broader community.  It can be both an accessible introduction to St. Thomas and an enjoyable application for those already invested in his teachings to bring them into conversation with contemporary thought. RSVP recommended at dspt.edu/aquinas-brain.