Inspired by the celebrated aphorism, 'Know Thyself!', which was inscribed on the forecourt at the temple of Apollo at Delphi, Socrates admonished his followers that 'the unexamined life is not worth living'.
In a similar vein, the Buddha famously urged his disciples to 'Be a lamp unto yourself'. What does it mean to take these maxims seriously today, when the natural and mind sciences are the preferred way to obtain knowledge about ourselves?
In seeking to answer this question, this talk reflects on the puzzle of self-consciousness, and on what it means to know that one is a knower.
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UNESCO
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Al Ain Oasis
Al Ain Oasis reflects what agriculture in this region has been like for millennia
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Bida Bint Saud
The area was an important stop on a possible caravan route extending from Al Ain to the north of the United Arab Emirates
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Hafeet Tombs
This ancient caravan site features Bronze Age tombs and a rare Iron Age mud-brick building and irrigation system
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Hili sites
An elaborate falaj system and one of the country’s earliest mosques make this an important historic site
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Al Ayyala
A traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
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Al Azi
art of performing praise, pride and fortitude poetry
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Al Majlis
a cultural and social space
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Al Razfa
a traditional performing art of the Sultanate of Oman and the United Arab Emirates
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Al Sadu
traditional weaving skills in the United Arab Emirates
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Al Taghrooda
traditional Bedouin chanted poetry in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman
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Falconry
a living human heritage
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Gahwa
a symbol of generosity
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