Reminder: SSPP deadline is November 16
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The Resilience of Computationalism
Roughly speaking, computationalism is the view that cognition is computation. Although some form of computationalism has been mainstream in psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind for decades, many people remain sceptical of it. Their reasons vary, but none of them amount to a refutation.In the philosophical literature, the most prominent objections to …
Philosophers’ Carnival #80
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Post-doc in the philosophy of science
This might of interest for those readers who approach psychology and neuroscience from a philosophy of science perspective: The Center for Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh, announces two new postdoctoral fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010. Each fellowship includes a $40,000 stipend with benefits. Eligible candidates must be within …
A Moral Sense Test for Philosophers
Fiery Cushman and Eric Schwitzgebel are running a new version of the “Moral Sense Test”, which asks respondents to make moral judgments about hypothetical scenarios. They’re especially hoping to recruit people with philosophy degrees for this test so that they can compare philosophers’ and non-philosophers’ responses.The test should take about 15-20 minutes.Here’s …
Conference: What It Means to Be “Human”
THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER EXPLORES WHAT IT MEANS TO BE “HUMAN”Final Conference with Leading Scientists and Humanists WHAT: The National Humanities Center will host the third and final conference that explores how modern scientific developments give more insight into what it means to be “human.” The 2008 “The Human & …
Philosophy Carnival #79
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