Philipp Berghofer Department of Philosophy, University of Graz, Austria Experiences are our points of contact with the world. They constitute the ineluctable starting point and epistemological foundation of any scientific investigation. More precisely, in my view, they are a source of immediate justification and our ultimate justifiers. But what makes …
Welcome to the Brains Blog’s Symposium on Experience, Phenomenology, and Quantum Mechanics. Despite a long history of discussion in physics and the philosophy of physics, the relationship between experience, phenomenology, and quantum mechanics (QM) has often been hindered by traditional disciplinary boundaries. This theme has not been explored enough in …
Welcome to the Brains Blog’s Symposium series on the Cognitive Science of Philosophy. The aim of the series is to examine the use of diverse methods to generate philosophical insight. Each symposium is comprised of two parts. In the target post, a practitioner describes the method under discussion and explains …
Cornell University will host an NEH Summer Institute in Moral Psychology, June 24-July 19, 2024, with lead instructors Laura Niemi, Shaun Nichols, and John Doris, and a slate of distinguished guest instructors. Applications are due March 5, 2024. More information here: Moral Psychology @ Cornell – NEH Summer Institute 2024
Check out our partner’s line-up of speakers. Nick Shea presented last week, and there are a dozen total sessions below. You can preview the list of names below and find more information (and subscribe to the newsletter with webinar reminders) at neuralmechanisms.org/webinarseries2024.html. 26 January, 16-18 CETNick Shea(London) 9 February, 16-18 …
Luis H. Favela and Edouard Machery We thank Inês Hipólito for taking the time to offer her thoughts about the concept of representation in the brain and mind sciences in response to our work. Hipólito kindly notes the strengths of our project, such as its inclusivity of participants from a …
Inês Hipólito Macquarie University, Philosophy Department In cognitive science, the notion of mental representation, stands as a central beacon, not due to unanimous agreement, but rather because it serves as the conceptual nexus through which diverse theoretical trajectories can be mapped out in their understanding of cognitive behaviour. Cognitive psychology, …
