Abstract of article to be found here. Also check out Mog Stapleton’s paper. To accept that cognition is embodied is to question many of the beliefs traditionally held by cognitive scientists. One key question regards the localization of cognitive faculties. Here we argue that for cognition to be embodied and sometimes embedded, means that the…
Here’s an obituary by the ever excellent Jane O’Grady. CognitionCognitive neuroscienceconsciousnessDavid ChalmersfunctionalismJ. J. C. Smartjack smartNeurophilosophyneuroscienceNinian SmartPhilosophyPhilosophy of mindPhysicalismType physicalismUtilitarianism
Eight different but compelling versions of this gospel/spiritual song: Sister Fleeta Mitchell and Rev. Willie Mae Eberhard Frank Proffitt Tuba Skinny (at one of my favourite places in all the world, The Spotted Cat) Meschiya Lake (on the streets of NOLA) Rhythm Junkies Elsah Willie Nelson Robert Plant ElsahFrank ProffittgospelMeschiya LakeRhythm JunkiesRobert PlantSister Fleeta MitchellspiritualTuba…
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Stuart Hameroff speculates on consciousness as a fundamental part of the universe. Though I’ve read Penrose’s The Emperor’s New Mind and Shadows of the Mind, I’ve never read any Hameroff beyond interviews and documentaries. Wishful thinking perhaps . . . Speaking of consciousness Toward a Science of Consciousness is coming up, this time in India. BodyconsciousnessdeathJournal of Consciousness StudiesPenroseQuantum mechanicsReligionReligion…
Any day now, the papers comprising volume 21, a special issue on stigmergy, should become available. In the meantime check out the papers in their “in press” status. Stigmergic dimensions of online creative interaction Jimmy Secretan Stigmergy in human practice: Coordination in construction work Lars Rune Christensen Stigmergic self-organization and the improvisation of Ushahidi Janet…
As the title of this piece indicates, we’ve been down this road many a time. What makes for the communal pool of knowledge and musical material into which jazz musicians leap—and will leap in the future? Or is that pool just dry? I’ve not yet fully worked out my feelings about Schwarz’s piece. I want…
A nice piece on WM: he may not be my favourite trumpeter, but he does good work. I don’t know exactly why he gets a lot of stick – too traditionalist perhaps? He’s a very articulate, modest and compelling guy doing good stuff with a variety of people including of course Simon Rattle – now…
Here is a link to an article that should be of interest to you all in the media (film, television, online) as well as those with an interest in international development and social entrepreneurship. Though Canada is the primary reference point, everything said here can be extrapolated for most other territories. Without doubt, all these…
I notice that Rodders’ autobiography is released today, not surprisingly, already #113 on Amazon. I hope it’s as cracking a read as Keef’s book released two years ago. I also notice that A Companion to Michael Oakeshott is doing exceedingly well (#115,780) which for a purely academic book is pretty darn amazing (assuming of course…
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