Philosophers' Carnival #91
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Author: Gualtiero Piccinini
More on Noe on the Origin of Cognitive Science
In a recent post, I criticized some passages from Alva Noe’s book, Out of Our Heads. I’d like to clarify some details. First, it was pointed out to me that my tone was disrespectful. I am truly sorry about that. My comments were only aimed at the quoted claims, not …
Review Article on Computationalism
My review of recent literature on Computationalism has recently been published in Philosophy Compass. I hope it will help people get up to date as well as push the debate forward. If you are interested in the paper but your library does not subscribe to the journal, feel free to …
Philosophers' Carnival #90
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Noe on the Origins of Cognitive Science
Ken Aizawa brought to my attention some claims made by Alva Noe in his new book, entitled Out of Our Heads. It’s a book for the general public, so we shouldn’t expect too much scholarly rigor. Nevertheless, there is no reason why it should be as sloppy as it is (on this issue). A section …
Brains Is Good for Your Health
Presumably, that’s why it’s included in this list of 100 Excellent Health Blogs to Improve Every Aspect of Your Life.
A Dialogue on Philosophy Blogging, with Brit Brogaard
Brit Brogaard blogs at Lemmings. G: What prompted you to launch a philosophy blog? B: I was giving a talk in Aberdeen in Scotland in July 2006 and had a pub conversation with Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Carrie Jenkins, John Hawthorne and others about blogging. One side led by Walter argued that …