Philosophical Concepts as Natural Kind Concepts

analytical philosophy / Cognition / Concepts / Michael Strevens: Thinking Off Your Feet
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I want to argue that philosophical analysis, a.k.a. the method of cases, is a worthy pursuit: that it reliably gives us substantial knowledge. The linchpin of my strategy is an appeal to cognitive psychology to show that philosophical concepts—the concept of knowledge, the concept of justice, the concept of causality, …

The Philosopher in the Armchair

analytical philosophy / Concepts / Experimental Philosophy / Michael Strevens: Thinking Off Your Feet
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A philosopher goes into the armchair and brings back knowledge. What world have they been exploring? What is this knowledge of, and how did they find it? These are questions that philosophy, the most methodologically self-conscious of all the disciplines, can’t help but ask itself over and over again. They …

Karen Yan on ​Causal Investigative Strategies in Neurophysiology

Causation / mental causation / Neural Mechanisms Online / Neuroscience / NM Webinar
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The next Neural Mechanisms webinar is Friday (22nd) 8-10 Greenwich Mean Time: Karen YAN (National Yang-Ming University) presents “Evaluating the Success of Causal Investigative Strategies in Neurophysiology”. Find out about the paper and how to join the webinar in this post.

CFA: Tool Development in Experimental Neuroscience: A Science-in-Practice Workshop

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Workshop Organizers: John Bickle (Mississippi State University and University of Mississippi Medical Center) Carl Craver (Washington University in St. Louis) Pensacola, Florida; Pensacola Beach Hotel To be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Alabama Philosophical Society, Hilton September 27-28, 2019 Call for Abstracts: 750 Words, Due July …

New Glasgow CSPE MSc degree course in Philosophy of Mind and Psychology

Academia / Philosophy of Mind
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The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience in conjunction with the Department of Philosophy and the School of Psychology at the University of Glasgow are delighted to announce their new MSc degree course in Philosophy of Mind and Psychology. We are now accepting applications for entry in September 2019. …

Symposium on Letheby and Gerrans, “Self unbound: ego dissolution in psychedelic experience”

bodily experience / Cognition / Consciousness / Delusion / Neuroscience of Consciousness Symposia / Phenomenology / Self-consciousness
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I am delighted to announce the next symposium in our series on articles from Neuroscience of Consciousness.  Neuroscience of Consciousness is an interdisciplinary journal focused on the philosophy and science of consciousness, and gladly accepts submissions from both philosophers and scientists working in this fascinating field. We have two types …

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