If you’ve ever heard the term “extended mind” and thought it denoted some sort of hocus pocus, then this recording will set you straight. Zoe Drayson of Bristol University has recorded a superb overview of the notion and the ethical implications arising from it. Zoe’s motivation for coming to this multidisciplinary literature had resonance for…
Once again a superb posting by Vitorino Ramos on his blog. Heretofore I’d not been aware of the existence of hobo signs or the gum election, both of which nicely illustrate the various conceptual lenses associated with distributed cognition/knowledge. I’ll definitely be invoking these ideas. Good stuff! I also notice another posting about Brian Arthur’s El Farol Bar…
This past weekend I had the good fortune to be able to attend the Second Conference on Emergent Order and Society held in Portsmouth, NH. The term “conference” doesn’t really characterise the format – it is more akin to a colloquium where the emphasis is on genuine discussion and conversation in an intimate group (18 in all)…
For those who have been following the work of Andy Clark – Natural-Born Cyborgs – and his latest – Supersizing the Mind – not mention Ray Kurzweil (and The Matrix) – should enjoy this article from Scientific American (November 2008, pp. 56-61). Not included here are two subsections that outline progress and propspects for neurotechnology (“How…
It’s been a while since I’ve made a posting in political philosophy. With the US election about to take place I thought it an opportune time to bang on about getting one’s terms adequately defined. It’s clear that so-called conservatives neither self-avowed liberals can give an adequate characterization of liberalism. For a sound overview of liberalism see…
I don’t often plug workshops or conferences but here is one that appeals to my interest in social epistemology and computational intelligence. ************************** Workshop on Computer Simulations in Social Epistemology, Leuven, October 30-31 Centre for Logic and Analytical Philosophy The Workshop will be held in Seminar Room 2.41, Van Der Heuvelinstituut, 2nd floor (just to…
Yet another EPISTEME post. Volume 3, Issue 3 “Epistemic Diversity and Dissent” is available for free download.
I notice that the three very brief prefaces to the first issues comprising volume of EPISTEME has now been made available on the EUP website. They give a sense as to what was on Chris’ and my mind at the time. How quickly the time seems to have passed: the Journal is about to enter it’s…
The Philosophers Magazine has an article entitled “The Spotlight Falls on Bright Young Thing,” a profile of EPISTEME Associate Editor Christian List (Issue 42, pp. 7-8). In the next issue of TPM EPISTEME editor Alvin Goldman will be profiled (pp. 88-93). Social epistemology in an analytic vein is finally getting the wider philosophical exposure it deserves.
A very basic overview of embodied cognition in Science News. Why do so many researchers insist on cutifying or the Spielbergerization of robots?
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