1st International Neurophilosophy Symposium November 29, 2024, Uskudar University, İstanbul, Türkiye

Prof. Dr. Patricia Churchland, the global authority in neurophilosophy, was the main speaker of the symposium, while Prof. Dr. Sultan Tarlacı, who conducts scientific studies in this field, was also among the symposium speakers. Üsküdar University Founding President Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said that neurophilosophy is a new field and that much new information will emerge in this field. Stating that there is enough scientific justification to hold a symposium on neurophilosophy in Türkiye. Tarhan said, “If learning new things excites people, something new will come out of it.” Tarhan also emphasized that a bridge is needed between mental processes and the functioning of the brain. Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör, who stated that it is not a coincidence to put a 'neuro' at the beginning of our scientific and intellectual activities and every kind of movement, said, "Humanity has brought together all the data it has. With all of them, it will try to understand and make sense of itself, the world, and the universe as humans." At the symposium, Prof. Dr. Lütfü Hanoğlu “Philosophy for Neuroscience, Neuroscience for Philosophy; Cognitive Ontology”, Dr. Saffet Murat Tura “The Penfield Experiment and Neils Bohr's Complementarity Principle: An Epistemological Approach to the Problem of Consciousness”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Talay Turner “Philosophy of Emotions and Neurophilosophy”, Dr. Merve Arlı Özekes “Neurophilosophy and the Question of Well-Being in Aristotle's Thought”, Dr. Lecturer M. Kaan Özkan “A Neurophilosophical Essay on the Origin of Phenomenal Experience”, Doğa Merve Karataş “Neurophilosophy: A Common Language for Philosophy of Mind and Neuroscience” and Dr. Lecturer Baver Demircan “Neurophilosophy and Social Consciousness” gave a talk.