Every experience of the visible has always been given to me within the context of the movements of the look

A post on Molyneux’s question that I wrote for this blog back in 2011 has since blossomed into a full-blown article on the subject, which was published in the most recent issue of Analysis (for an ungated copy, see here). Here is the abstract of the article: Do spatial features …

CFP: Philosophical Explorations Essay Prize 2014

Philosophical ExplorationsAn International Journal for the Philosophy of Mind and ActionEssay Prize 2014 Deadline for submissions: August 30th 2013 The journal Philosophical Explorations is pleased to announce the fifth essay competition for philosophers in the early stages of their career. Papers are invited on all aspects of the philosophy of …

Call for Proposals: John Templeton Foundation Spring 2013 Open Submissions Cycle

As part of its spring open submission cycle, the John Templeton Foundation welcomes online funding inquiries in the areas of philosophy and theology.  The submission window is February 1 to April 1, 2013.  Proposed philosophical projects need not have religion or theology as a focus.  To submit an online funding …

Conference “Perception and Concepts” Riga, May 16-18 (CfP deadline: Jan 15)

It’s not too late to submit a paper for this conference organized by Jesse Prinz and myself.  Invited speakers include Alex Byrne, David Chalmers, Andy Clark, Ophelia Deroy, Rob Goldstone, Pierre JAcob, Fiona MacPherson, Ruth Millikan, Alva Noe, Casey O’Callaghan, and Diane Pecher! The deadline is Jan 15. CfP here.

The Ontology of Functional Mechanisms

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 …

Conference/CFA: “Thinking With Hands, Eyes and Things”

Trends in Interdisciplinary Studies 1st International Avant-Conference 2013 8-10 November 2013, Torun, Poland The claim that both the body and the environment are involved in our experience of the world is a banal claim. However, the point is what a great role in our mental processes is played by the …

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