The 2006 Philosophy of Science Association Meeting is about to take place, on November 2-5 at the Hyatt Regenecy Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia. There are several interesting talks and sessions on the philosophy of psychology and neuroscience, including a symposium entitled “Can Introspective Reports be Scientific Evidence?” with Anna …
An interesting conference on realization, organized by Julie Yoo, recently took place at Lafayette College. See here for more details.
Next Spring, I’m teaching a course on mechanisms (mechanistic explanation) and functions (functional explanation). I’m considering some of the following sources: The Monist, 87.1 (2004). Studies in History and Philosophy of Science, 37.1 (2006). Allen, C., M. Bekoff, and G. Lauder, Eds. (1998). Nature’s Purposes: Analysis of Function and Design …
A Brood Comb has collected an impressive list of philosophy online videos, many of which pertain to the philosophy of mind.
Next spring, I’m teaching a cross-listed upper undergraduate/graduate course on consciousness for the first time. I’d like to strike a good balance between philosophical and scientific readings. Does anyone have suggestions as to what is a must-read in the huge literature on consciousness? From an informal survey, it seems to me …
Benoit Hardy-Vallée has put online a page with many search engines and resources that some may find useful for their research. To see it, go to https://bhv.direct.to and click “research tools”.
2007 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks Orlando, Florida August 12-17, 2007 Celebrating 20 years of Neural Networks! https://www.ijcnn2007.orgImportant Dates:Special Session and Panel Discussion Proposals: November 31, 2006Paper Submission: January 31, 2007Pre-Conference Tutorial and Post-Conference Workshop Proposals: January 31, 2007Decision Notification: March 31, 2007Camera-Ready Submission: April 30, 2007
