Is the polar planimeter an analog computer?
I’ve had a Gibsonian ask me about this device. I say it’s an information processor (not in the technical Shannon sense) and an analog computer. Other opinions? Wikipedia description.
A Dialogue with Brit Brogaard on Philosophy and Neuroscience
My great colleague Brit Brogaard has recently started doing empirical research, primarily in cognitive neuroscience. This prompted the following dialogue, which will eventually be published in our department’s newsletter. Gualtiero: Until recently, you were known for armchair philosophizing and not at all for empirical research. Could you briefly explain how you became …
Philosophers' Carnival #115
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References for semantic argument against identity theory?
There is a standard story about the emergence of the identity theory. Namely, before (say) 1956, because the concept of an experience was not synonymous with the concept of a brain state, we knew a priori that experiences could not be brain states. Let’s call this the semantic argument against …
Swamp Thing About Mary
On Friday I attended Pete Mandik’s Cogsci talk at CUNY. The talk was excellent; entertaining and with a spirited discussion of many interesting topics. This paper represents one of a two part project that Pete is pursuing that involves Swamp Mary. One project employs Swamp Mary against dualists while the …
Job: Tenure Stream in the HPS department at the University of Pittsburgh
POSITION: Tenure stream assistant professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science, pending budgetary approval. Area of Specialization: History and philosophy of science and related areas that naturally complement departmental strengths. We have interest in strengthening areas of history and philosophy of neuroscience, physics, and general methodology. Rank: …
Job: Georgia State University
Brains readers may be interested in the following ad, which will appear in the JFP (though not, I think, in the October edition). GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Atlanta, Georgia. Rank: Assistant Professor. AOS: Empirically-informed Philosophy of Mind. AOC: Open, but some preference for Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, or Philosophy of …