Philosopher Simon Critchley, cognitive scientist Shaun Gallagher, and physicist V.V. Raman will survey how the Self is shaped by interactions with the environment, how free will, responsibility, and other traits emerge, and how character and virtue become targets for constructing the Self.A self-fulfilling prophecy: linking belief to behavior by Esther Sternberg The self in the Cartesian brain by Shaun Gallagher Free will and determinism in relation to the self by V. V. Raman December 7, 2010 To Be or Not To Be: The Self as Illusion February 23, 2011 Quid Pro Quo: The Ecology of the Self March 23, 2011 The Pursuit of Immortality: From the Ego to the Soul April 28, 2011 A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Linking Belief to Behavior May 12, 2011 Me, Myself, and I: The Rise of the Modern Self May 24, 2011 Who am I? Beyond ‘I Think, Therefore I Am’ Panel Esther M. Sternberg Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine Simon Critchley Professor of Philosophy, The New School for Social Research Shaun Gallagher Professor of Philosophy & Cognitive Sciences, The University of Central Florida V. V. Raman Emeritus Professor of Physics, Rochester Institute of TechnologyDetailsThursday, April 28, 2011 7:00 pm - 8:15 pmThe New York Academy of Sciences7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th FloorAnnals This volume stems from a six-part lecture series that fostered reflection and insight on the current concept and theories of the self and their moral, ethical, and social implications. In addition to full transcripts of each panel, the volume also contains a number of essays by many of the participants. Read moreAbout This Series This event is the first in a six-part series, Perspectives on the Self, which brings together experts from the sciences and the humanities for conversations on the evolving meaning and experience of the Self.Sponsors Recommended Reads EventsPerspectives on the Self: Conversations on Identity & Consciousness December 7, 2010 To Be or Not To Be: The Self as Illusion February 23, 2011 Quid Pro Quo: The Ecology of the Self March 23, 2011 The Pursuit of Immortality: From the Ego to the Soul April 28, 2011 A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Linking Belief to Behavior May 12, 2011 Me, Myself, and I: The Rise of the Modern Self May 24, 2011 Who am I? Beyond ‘I Think, Therefore I Am’ MorePREVIOUS EVENTThe Pursuit of Immortality: From the Ego to the SoulNEXT EVENTMe, Myself, and I: The Rise of the Modern Self