In a previous post, I briefly discussed the relationship between connectionism and associationism. Thanks in part to the helpful feedback I received, I have now revised the relevant section of the paper I am working on. I’d be interested in any additional comments or references that anyone might have. The text of the paper …
An interesting story in the NYT . I wonder what would happen if they gave Watson a huge corpus of philosophy texts. Would human philosophers be out of business?
Some people, usually classicists, stress assimilate connectionism to associationism. They do have a point: “connectionism” was historically introduced and popularized by authors, such as Thorndike and Hebb, who were closely linked to associationism. But as I explain in a recent review article it seems to me that the assimilation of connectionism to …
Here.
The Experiment Month initiative, run by Yale Cognitive Science and funded by the APA, is a program designed to help philosophers, who would not otherwise be able to, conduct experimental studies. Those interested in suggesting experiments can send their study proposals to the Experiment Month staff. A team of philosophers …
Hi Brainers. I’m writing to again promote an online reading group. The last one, which was on Daniel Hutto’s “Folk Psychological Narratives,” was a fantastic success, and we’d like to continue doing such groups. The new subject is Tad Zawidzki’s manuscript, “Mindshaping: Linchpin of the Human Socio-Cognitive Syndrome,” which is …
After a wayward few years, The Southern Journal of Philosophy has recently been overhauled: new look, new editorial board, new publisher, online back catalog, improved standards, fully online submission and review process, etc. Now under the imprint of Wiley-Blackwell, the SJP continues its nearly 50-year tradition of pluralism by publishing …
