Monthly Archive Browsing Month: September 2007

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cognitive science, consciousness, Dennett, extended mind, philosophy of mind, social epistemology, stigmergy, swarm intelligence, videos

Dennett’s Popular Lecture Series

 Dennett on top form: Can we know our own minds? (23 minutes)   ==================================== 1. Darwin’s Dangerous Idea (60 minutes)  2. The Magic of Consciousness (56 minutes) The following readings are highly relevant to the Extended Mind and stigmergy literature 3. Kind of Minds Pt 1 What Kinds of Minds Are There? (37 minutes) 4. Kinds…

epistemology, political philosophy, social epistemology, swarm intelligence

Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets

I’d like to plug a book co-authored by a correspondent of mine, Lila Rajiva. The subject matter should have some appeal to swarm theorists and others interested in complexity theory be they economists or political theorists. Lila Rajiva offers the following outline of the book’s subject matter.  ============================================   Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets (Bill Bonner and…

editorial projects, epistemology, political philosophy, religion

CFP: Religion and Biotechnology

I don’t normally make CFP announcements for projects I’m not involved in, but I’m making an exception for a mate of mine. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The continuous and constantly accelerated introduction of advanced new technologies allowing an unprecedented variety of novel applications is inundating our social and private life. One important species of these technological breakthroughs biotechnology, concerns a…