William Robinson Lecture

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	October 10, 2005 ISU Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar to give public address William Robinson, professor of philosophy at Iowa State University and the University's 2004 Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar, will give a public lecture on Thursday, Oct. 27. Robinson will speak on "How to Make Yourself Disappear: A Meditation on Our Selves and Our Brains" in the Gallery on the second floor of the Memorial Union beginning at 7 p.m. A wine and dessert reception will follow. The event is sponsored by Iowa State's Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities (CEAH), which annually selects the university's Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar. The Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar spend a semester without teaching responsibilities to work on his or her scholarly research. Each recipient then presents a lecture to the university community upon their return to campus. An Iowa State faculty member since 1972, Robinson teaches courses in logic, 20th century Anglo-American philosophy and philosophy of artificial intelligence. He has written on consciousness, philosophy of artificial intelligence and other topics in the philosophy of the mind. His latest book, Understanding Phenomenal Consciousness, was published in May 2004 by Cambridge University Press. Robinson's other books include Brains and People and Computers, Minds, and Robots. "I explore what consciousness is and how it is related to the body," Robinson said, "and how the brain makes us intelligent. We really don't know how the mind works. Psychologists find out many interesting things about the mind but it is a very difficult science." The Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities supports distinction in humanistic scholarship and artistic creation at Iowa State. It promotes literacy in the intellectual, historical and artistic foundations of culture, advocating the arts and humanities as essential components of the university's mission to advance both research and education. The Center offers a wide range of programs and events that bring people together for fellowship and intellectual exchange, and encourages new modes of scholarly collaboration between the sciences, arts and humanities.
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