By Hedda Hassel Mørch (See the other posts in this series here!) As Jonathan Birch points out, the Integrated Information Theory of consciousness (IIT) is an outlier in the field of consciousness studies. Other major theories, such as the Global Neuronal Workspace theory (GNW), are clearly compatible with materialism (i.e., …
By Jonathan Birch (See the other posts in this series here!) Part II: The integrated information theory as outlier Part I traced the gradual entry of consciousness into the Overton window of science. I suggested that the rise of computational theories of consciousness, such as the global neuronal workspace theory, …
By Jonathan Birch (See the other posts in this series here!) Part I: Cognitive neuroscience as usual? In politics, the ‘Overton window‘ is the range of positions that can safely raise their heads in public discourse. Propose something outside the window and you can expect resistance—not just to the proposal …
This week, Brains is pleased to welcome Jonathan Birch and Hedda Hassel Mørch, discussing the philosophy and science of consciousness. These posts were inspired by the recent Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness conference in New York, and we’re very happy to have Jonathan and Hedda contributing. There will …
We’re excited to share the CFA for the next iteration of the Deep South Philosophy of Neuroscience Workgroup’s annual Phil Neuro extravaganza at the beach! See the details below! You can follow updates at the workshop’s PhilEvents page here: https://philevents.org/event/show/110697.
The following opportunity may be of interest to some Brains Blog readers! https://nenckiopenlab.org/school-of-ideas-2023/
We are delighted to announce the next in our series of Brains Blog Roundtables. The topic of this discussion is Buddhism in Philosophy of Mind! Please join Dan Burnston and our very exciting panel, Monima Chadha (Monash), Owen Flanagan (Duke), and Evan Thompson (UBC) for a fantastic discussion about how …
