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CfP: Formal Epistemology Meets Experimental Philosophy (Tilburg, 29 – 30 September 2011)

Edouard Machery February 16, 2011 July 18, 2016 Uncategorized

First Pittsburgh -Tilburg workshop on Formal Epistemology Meets Experimental Philosophy Tilburg Center for Logic and Philosophy of Science 29-30 September 2011 https://www.uvt.nl/tilps/FEMEP2011/ ********************************************************************* Over the years, the methodological toolbox of philosophers of science has widened considerably. Today, formal and experimental methods importantly complement more traditional methods such as conceptual analysis and …

CO3 Papers Available

Richard Brown February 11, 2011 July 18, 2016 Uncategorized

The papers for the 3rd Online Consciousness Conference are now available here. Just one week before the conference starts, so better start reading now! : )

2 Jobs in Edinburgh (Philosophy of Cognitive Science)

Mark Sprevak February 9, 2011 July 18, 2016 jobs

Permanent Lectureship in Philosophy of Cognitive Science Applications are invited for a permanent lectureship in Philosophy of Cognitive Science, tenable from 1 August 2011. Salary Scale: £36,862 – £44,016. This permanent post has been created to help support a new interdisciplinary masters level initiative in Cognition in Science and Society. …

Second CFP: Embodied Social Cognition

Shannon Spaulding February 4, 2011 July 18, 2016 Mindreading / Philosophy of Mind

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences is hosting a special issue on embodied cognition’s accounts of social cognition. Submissions are due March 1, 2011. For more information, see the journal’s website (here).

Same-Order Theories and the Failure of Phenomenal Intimacy

Richard Brown February 3, 2011 July 18, 2016 Consciousness

Perusing the new issue of Philosophical Studies that came out I came across Chad Kidd’s paper Phenomenal Consciousness with Infallible Self-Representation, which happens to be freely available on Phil Studies home page. The paper is interesting and aims to respond to the challenge raised by Josh Weisberg’s paper Same Old, Same Old: The …

CFP: Church's Thesis: Logic, Mind and Nature

Marcin Milkowski February 3, 2011 July 18, 2016 Computation and Logic / Conferences

An interesting confrence on Church’s Thesis, with excellent speakers, takes place in Krakow, Poland, on June, 3-5. See the conference website.

A Question about Mary

Brendan Ritchie February 3, 2011 July 18, 2016 Uncategorized

Hey Brainers, Eric’s post the other day about conceivability arguments got me thinking about Jackson’s (1982) thought experiment about Mary the color scientist–in particular, about a conversation with Justin Sytsma that I had at the PSA this past Fall. Here is a sketch of the Mary case: Mary is a …