Because philosophers are taking brains more seriously, of course!This is in response to some recent discussion of whether philosophy is better off than ten years ago.In the last ten years, more philosophers have started to think seriously about the nervous system, and the relationship between brains and minds, than ever …
A recent post over at Cranky Philosopher argues that it isn’t. His post opens with: The thesis of this post is that there are non-intentional mental states. To establish this thesis all I need is one good example. So consider the felt pain that ensues when I plunge my hand …
In the last few days, Brains has received a lot of visitors from the Netherlands. Depending on the time of the day, they have been the largest group of visitors by country. Welcome, guys! This can’t be a coincidence. If any of you kind readers has an explanation for this phenomenon, please let us know …
It’s out and it’s our chance to read C.B. Martin’s views about the mind in a comprehensive and systematic form. We are indebted to John Heil, without whose editorial work this book would not exist. I look forward to reading it (when I find the time). If anyone has read it and has comments, …
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I just discovered Scholarpedia, yet another effort at a open access online encyclopedia, to be dynamically updated. This one is written by top experts. Or at least, they hope it will be. They are starting by trying to get entries in the field of computational neuroscience, dynamical systems, and computational intelligence, …
E. Machery, T. Lombrozo & J. Knobe (eds.)European Review of Philosophy, 9 (2009) Submission deadline: 1 September 2008https://www.erp-review.org/cfp9.php GUEST AUTHORS————-John DARLEY and Geoffrey GOODWIN, Princeton UniversitySean KELLY, Harvard UniversityDan OSHERSON, Princeton University CALL FOR PAPERS————–Over the last decade, philosophers have started using experimental and quasi-experimental methods to obtain data that are relevant for …
