CHID 496 A: Focus Groups

Winter 2020
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Meeting:
F 9:30am - 11:20am
SLN:
12440
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
"COMPARATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES" CONSCIOUSNESS REMAINS ONE OF THE GREAT MYSTERIES IN SCIENCE. THIS FOCUS GROUP INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES, A HIGHLY INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD THAT THEORIZES ABOUT THE IDEA AND NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. WE WILL BE COMBINING MEDITATIVE AND REFLECTIVE PRACTICES WHILE STUDYING PERSONAL, HISTORICAL, AND PHILOSOPHICAL THEORIES AND REPRESENTATIONS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE OR HIGHER STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS.
Catalog Description:
Credit/no-credit only.
Credits:
2.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
November 4, 2025 - 2:44 am

Focus Group Description

Class Title: Comparative Consciousness Studies
Student Facilitator: Parker Kennedy
Email: pjk7@uw.edu
Supervised by: Nick Barr

This class defines and explores the idea of consciousness studies, inquiring about how we relate to the world biologically, phenomenologically, and historically.  We will engage in mindfulness practices, comparative literature,  and collaborate to create a theoretical voice for the history of consciousness.