Andrea Scarantino (GSU), editor of Emotion Researcher, wrote to let me know of a new issue on the subject of guilt. The essays, written by a mix of philosophers and psychologists, concern four main questions: First, what is guilt? Second, when and how does guilt develop in children? Third, what are …
This coming week the University of Cambridge will host a conference on Non-physicalist Views of Consciousness, supported by the New Directions in the Study of the Mind project: Consciousness has been one of the stumbling blocks for physicalist theories of the mind. Much effort has been dedicated to finding the …
Proposals are welcome for the Second International Conference on Philosophy of Mind, which will be held at University of Minho, Braga (Portugal), on September 21-22, 2016. We will focus on two main concepts of Philosophy of Mind, broadly considered: 1) Thought and 2) Perception. Graduate students, junior researchers and senior scholars are welcome to submit their …
The Spanish Philosophy journal teorema is pleased to announce an essay competition for young scholars. The winner will receive 1500€, and the essay will be published and acknowledged as winner in the journal. Topic: Perceiving Other Minds Access to other people’s mental states has frequently been thought to be a …
Together with Nick Byrd and Cameron Buckner I’m excited to say that the following papers have been selected for the 2016 Minds Online Conference, to be held at the Brains blog this coming September: “Visual Spatial Awareness Probably Requires Visual Awareness of Space”, by Bartek Chomanski (University of Miami) “The multiple localizability …
CFP for BPPA Masterclass on Naïve Realism and Its Challenges At the University of Warwick, on the 8th of October 2016; Room TBC The deadline for submitting your work is the 1st of September 2016. Until recently, the idea that perceptual experiences are representational states was dominant, if not unquestioned. …
Bias in Context: Psychological and Structural Explanations The University of Sheffield, September 5th & 6th. Deadline: 1st May 2016 Theme: What is the relationship between psychological and structural explanations of persistent social injustice? Much empirical and philosophical work focuses on individualistic psychological explanations for ongoing injustice. Such explanations appeal to …
