Scientist on the Science of the Self
Brainers may be interested to know about the new blog of Steve Fleming on the science of the self: The Elusive Self
New Philosophers' Carnival
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Is the mind is a Turing machine? How could we tell?
I have just finished writing a draft of paper on Turing machines being equivalent (or not) to human minds. This is an expanded (but still quite brief in many respects) version of my talk from the last year’s Studia Logica conference on Church’s Thesis. I defend the mechanist account of …
Budapest Semester in Cognitive Science
If you have undergraduate students looking for an interesting study abroad experience that will keep them on track in their philosophy, psychology, computer science, or cognitive science major, please point them towards the Budapest Semester in Cognitive Science (https://www.bscs-us.org/). It is a really good program, and has had regular participation …
successful vs. unsuccessful psychopaths
Bill Hirstein and I have just submitted a paper to the SPP on the criminal culpability of successful vs. unsuccessful psychopaths, and I’m hoping to generate a bit of discussion on the distinction.Gao and Raine recently published a review of studies distinguishing the two populations within five types of samples: …
Templeton Foundation Open Submission–Starting Soon!
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 16, 2012. Proposed philosophical projects need not have religion or theology as a focus. To submit an online funding …
CO4 Program
The program for the 4th Online Consciousness Conference is coming together nicely and is nearly finalized. Check it out! The Conference is scheduled for February 17th-March 2nd. Papers will be available online one week before the conference begins. Mark your calendars and spread the word!!