Panpsychism and Panprotopsychism
Dave Chalmers’ Amherst lecture. CognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessDavid ChalmersdualismMaterialismpanpsychismphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindqualia
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A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 48
Ignatius looked sternly at the young boy who had placed himself in the wagon’s path. His valve protested against the pimples, the surly face that seemed to hang from the long well-luricated hair, the cigarette behind the ear, the aquamarine jacket, the delicate boots, the tight trousers that bulged offensively in the crotch in violation…
Risky business
A new article in the latest issue of the PNAS entitled “Predicting risky choices from brain activity patterns“ (h/t to Shannon Selin). This study reminds me of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky’s work: Prospect theory concerns the psychophysics of wealth utility: that is, the perceived tradeoffs between potential outcomes and the probability of some outcome occurring. Kahneman…
EPISTEME 11:1
Latest issue of EPISTEME. Some freebies and I think the first review (critical notice) for the jnl, fittingly the target book being Hilary Kornblith’s On Reflection. EPISTEMEEpistemologysocial epistemology
The Moviegoer – quotes and extracts – 3
Truthfully, it is the fear of exposing my own ignorance which constrains me from mentioning the object of my search. For, to begin with, I cannot even answer this, the simplest and most basic of all questions: Am I, in my search, a hundred miles ahead of my fellow Americans or a hundred miles behind…
Debunking “The mathematics of happiness”
Alan Sokal weighs in again thanks to Nick Brown who was troubled by the conclusion that The mysteries of love, happiness, fulfilment, success, disappointment, heartache, failure, experience, random luck, environment, culture, gender, genes, and all the other myriad ingredients that make up a human life could be reduced to the figure of 2.9013. It’s quite astonishing…
A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 47
She described to Ignatius the courage of Patrolman Mancuso, who against heavy odds, was fighting to retain his job, who wanted to work, who was making the best of his torture and exile in the bathroom at the bus station. Patrolman Mancuso’s situation reminded Ignatius of the situation of Boethius, when he was imprisoned by…
New Orleans cuisine is equipped to soften the blow of cold snap
Well of course, but in close support is alcohol, dancing and yes . . . rumpy pumpy. alcoholfoodnew orleanssexwinter
Why Intelligence Requires Both Body And Brain
This from Footnote1 (H/T to Rob Wilson for this). Cognitioncolin AllenconsciousnessEmbodied cognitionExtended MindExternalismIntelligencePhilosophy of mindsituated cognitionStigmergy
Family and the Politics of Moderation: Private Life, Public Goods, and the Rebirth of Social Individualism
Coming soon from Lauren who is also contributing to Propriety and Prosperity: New Studies on the Philosophy of Adam Smith. Adam SmithfamilyIndividualismlauren hallmoderationPolitics
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