Judging from the discussion on Leiter Reports the merits of McGinn’s review is sub judice. To be fair, there is a great deal of pap out there not all coming to the attention of first order minds like McGinn. In a footnote to the review, McGinn writes: The review that appears here is not as I originally wrote…
Here is is the uncorrected proof of my review of Mike Wheeler’s excellent book.
A highly personalized and philosophical spat reaches the mainstream. I have some thoughts on the matter.
This from today’s Jerusalem Post. What’s particularly interesting is that were a biological computer a real possibility, this would vindicate the extended mind thesis. Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of TAU’s faculty of exact sciences and his research assistant Dr. Itay Baruchi were chosen for their innovative work in brain research and their success in creating a memory-…
Several months ago I floated the idea of compiling a database for all things “stigmergical”. I’m pleased to say that Simon Garnier has come up with a much better conceived idea (and database platform) for all things SWARM (which includes stigmergy). This is a timely project since the literature has of late witnessed an exponential increase in…
Some seven months ago I highlighted the work of the Sabre Foundation. Once again I want to bring the work of this fine charity to your attention. Many charitable organizations attend to humanitarian needs associated with displacement and hunger. What is often lacking is the foresight to provide humanitarian aid for the mind: support for the…
Following up on my earlier posting on hearing of Peter’s death, here is a nice personalized obituary in today’s Guardian. Here is the Telegraph obituary.
I’ve recently become the Associate Reviews Editor of the Journal of Mind and Behavior (JMB). JMB is a well-regarded refereed journal, now in its 27th year, with an impressive subscription base. What I find congenial is that JMB appeals to a multidisciplinary audience, offering a healthy and ecumenical dialogue. Subject areas include: The psychology, philosophy,and sociology of experimentation and…
This from the latest issue of The New Yorker – I assume an allusion to the Hollywood writer’s strike.
A nice review of Maggie Boden’s Mind as Machine: A History of Cognitive Science in American Scientist by Gil Harman.
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