From 19 to 21 September 2025, the island of Salina, immersed in a lush landscape suspended between sea and sky, will host an event entitled: The question of consciousness: what are we talking about?
Anna Re (Deputy Mayor of Santa Marina Salina and Researcher at the National Research Council, Palermo)
12:00–14:00 — Symposium. Consciousness: What Are We Talking About?
Michael Pauen (Humboldt University, Berlin)
14:00–15:00 — Light Lunch
15:00–17:00 — Symposium. Do we need society?
Emanuele Castano (University of Firenze)
Mario De Caro (Roma Tre, Tufts University)
12:00–14:00 — Symposium. Do we need computations?
Alessio Plebe (University of Messina)
14:00–15:00 — Light Lunch
15:00–17:00 — Symposium. Do we need neuroscience?
Raffaella Rumiati (SISSA Trieste, University of Roma Tor Vergata)
20:30 — Social dinner, Ristorante L’Ariana
Riccardo Manzotti (IULM University, Milan)
11:00–11:30 — Do we need still philosophy?
Final discussion with all the participants
For three days, the evocative setting of Palazzo Marchetti will be the stage for a series of in-depth discussions on one of the most controversial issues in contemporary thought: what do we mean when we talk about consciousness?
September 19, 2025
11:45–12:00 — Welcome speech
Chair: Giorgio Grasso
Chair: Mehdi Osanlou
Pietro Perconti (University of Messina)
September 20, 2025
10:00–12:00 — Does AI ethics require consciousness?
Chair: Alessandro Acciai
Chair: Domenica Bruni
Giorgio Grasso (University of Messina)
Chair: Anna Re
Andrea Velardi (Unicusano Roma)
September 21, 2025
9:00–11:00 — The End of Subjectivity: Consciousness as Existence
Chair: Mario De Caro
