There is a nice video of a recent talk by David Chalmers on the singularity available here. Dave also summarizes the argument in a recent post at his blog Fragments of Consciousness (here). He also gave this talk at the Graduate Center, which is where I saw it last Wednesday. …
I have long wondered what dualists mean when they speak of nonphysical properties. Today I was reading Chalmers’ paper The Matrix as Metaphysics and he says something that may shed some light on the way in which he thinks of nonphysical properties. …
Call for Papers: CO2: The Second Online Consciousness Conference February 2010 Please post and distribute widely; appologies for cross-posting I am pleased to announce the call for papers for the second Consciousness Online conference. We have a very exciting conference planned for this year with some new features (e.g. podcasts …
I have been working on a rewrite of the paper I presented at the first Consciousness Online and the Pacific apa for the special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies that I am editing. The paper is still very drafty and needs a couple more passes before it will be …
I have just read through the latest draft of fellow Brains contributor Pete Mandik’s paper Transcending Zombies which he has up over at Brain Hammer. In it Pete wants to develop advice to the reductionist about consciousness in the form of a transcendental argument that depends crucially on the sorts of …
(cross-posted at Philosophy Sucks!) Well it’s been a while since I have posted anything here…I have been so busy with Consciousness Online (which by the way was a HUGE success!Thanks to all who participated, including our very own Gualtiero! I am also happy to announce that the Journal of Consciousness Studies …
Due to popular demand the deadline for submitting a paper to Consciousness Online: The First Cyber Consciousness Conference has been extended from December 15th, 2008 to January 12th, 2009. So, finish up those papers and submit something! Submit papers to consciousnessonline@gmail.com
