Liz Irvine’s book, “Consciousness as a Scientific Concept,” is the first book published in the Springer book series Studies in Brain and Mind under its newish editor-in-chief and editorial board.While the hardback is fairly expensive at $99, a little known feature of Springer is that paperback copies of their books may …
Corey Maley and I have recently completed paper in which we give a goal-based account of teleological functions. Comments are very welcome. (The above paper builds on another paper by Justin Garson and me that is forthcoming in BJPS. That paper is available upon request.) Abstract: We provide the foundations …
After several years in which I managed Brains, it’s time for someone else to take the lead. I am delighted to announce that, from now on, John Schwenkler will be Brains’ new administrator. Given how talented and thoughtful John is, Brains is in excellent hands. If you’d like to contribute …
The paper by that title, co-authored with neuroscientist Sonya Bahar, is now available on “early view” in the journal Cognitive Science. I think that means it’s available to the authors but not to the public yet. If anyone wants a copy, please let me know. This is perhaps the most …
The journal Synthese publishes a yearly issue on Neuroscience and Its Philosophy. In recent years, this has been perhaps the highest profile venue explicitly devoted to articles in the philosophy of neuroscience. It is my pleasure to announce that the 2012 special issue is now in press. It will be …
Society for Philosophy and Psychologywww.socphilpsych.org 39th Annual MeetingJune 13-15, 2013Brown University, Providence, RISubmission deadline: Jan. 31, 2013Submission via EasyChair (open for online submission as of Dec. 1, 2012)https://www.socphilpsych.org/CFP.html The Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP) is the premier academic organization focusing on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in the cognitive sciences. Leading …
