"Social Cognition: Mindreading and Alternatives" – A Special Issue of the Review of Philosophy and Psychology

I’m pleased to announce the recent publication of a special issue of the Review of Philosophy and Psychology I guest edited with Dan Hutto and Victoria Southgate on mindreading and alternative accounts of social cognition. Here’s an excerpt from our editorial: Human beings, even very young infants, and members of several other species, exhibit …

What is empirically-informed philosophy of mind?

John Schwenkler’s thought-provoking survey on the climate for women in empirically-informed philosophy of mind prompts me to think more carefully about what empirically-informed philosophy of mind actually is. Are there necessary and sufficient conditions for a type of philosophical inquiry to be considered empirically-informed? I would like to generate a …

Conference Announcement and 1st Call for Papers: MINDS, BODIES, AND PROBLEMS

A philosophy of mind conference hosted by Bilkent University, Ankara, 7-8 June, 2012.   High-quality submissions are invited on the many aspects of the mind-body problem.   Some suggested topics include: naturalistic/physicalistic reduction of intentionality and/or phenomenal consciousness, the potential constitutive role of the body in mental states, the extended …

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