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February 16, 2010cognition, cognitive science, optical illusions

Optical Illusions Revisited

Due to popular demand here are some more “moving” optical illusions I’ve found (here are the original ones I posted).

February 16, 2010Andy Clark, Anthony Morse, cognition, cognitive science, extended mind, externalism, Fred Adams, Ken Aizawa, philosophy of mind, richard menary

I’ve just come across a blog dedicated to discussion of the Hypothesis of Extended Cognition. With contributors (for and against) of the order of Anthony Morse, Richard Menary, Andy Clark, Ken Aizawa and Fred Adams, this will hopefully develop into a lively forum and yet another way for theorists in this fertile and exciting niche to network.

February 16, 2010Axel Gelfert, episteme, epistemology, expertise, Fred Wilson, Frederick F. Schmitt, history, hume, Jörg Hardy, kant, Oliver R. Scholz, plato, Robert Pasnau, Saul Traiger, testimony, truth

The History of Social Epistemology

Here is the latest issue of EPISTEME.

February 14, 2010ADINA ROSKIES, brain, brain scans, brain science, EMILY MURPHY, episteme, epistemology, evidence, evidence and law, fMRI, social epistemology, TENEILLE BROWNE, WALTER SINNOTT-ARMSTRONG

Brain Images as Legal Evidence

Check out this paper freely available as a pdf download here. ABSTRACT This paper explores whether brain images may be admitted as evidence in criminal trials under Federal Rule of Evidence 403, which weighs probative value against the danger of being prejudicial, confusing, or misleading to fact finders. The paper summarizes and evaluates recent empirical research relevant to…

February 12, 2010consciousness, michael satoshi nagasaka, mind body, qualia

Qualia – Short Animated Film

Another cinematic reference to qualia, this time by Michael Satoshi Nagasaka

February 12, 2010aesthetics, brain, brain scans, brain science, category error, cognition, cognitive science, connectionism, consciousness, Descartes, fMRI, ghost in the machine, homunculus, mind body, neurobiology, neuron, neurophilosophy, Neurophysics, neuroscience, philosophy of mind, psychology, qualia, Susan Aldworth

Art and the Nature of Consciousness

Check out the terrific work of artist Susan Aldworth. Her artistry emerges from both a philosophical and an empirical sensibility. See here for a brief profile and artist’s statement.

February 11, 2010alan millar, cognitive ecology, David Bloor, David Henderson, episteme, epistemology, Finn Spicer, hilary kornblith, Lorraine Code, Martin Kusch, Matthew Chrisman, mike ridge, miranda fricker, peter graham, ram neta, sandy goldberg, social epistemology, Stephen Grimm

EPISTEME ’10 Update: Cognitive Ecology

Duncan Prichard, our local host in Edinburgh, has just updated the EPISTEME conference info – registration is now open! A pretty impressive line-up from all factions of social epistemology.

February 11, 2010cognition, cognitive closure, cognitive science, cognitive systems, complexity, computational intelligence, concept of mind, consciousness, Derek LaPorte, ghost in the machine, philosophy of mind, qualia, rukmani bachal, the "hard" problem

Qualia – The Movie

I recently brought your attention to the topic of consciousness in literature. I now want to draw your attention to a very ambitious film project – Qualia, the movie. Click here to hear the film’s writer-director, Derek LaPorte and producer, Rukmani Bachal talk about the proposed project. Rukmani tells me: Qualia deals with the question of the…