By ‘Appointment Only,’ Even After Death
Philosopher UT Place donates brain to University of Adelaide after dedicating his life to studying the mind consciousnessPhilosophy of mindUT Place
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I am Not a Brain
I’ve just received a copy of this. Markus GabrielneurosciencePhilosophy of mindscience
The Need for an Expanded Theory of Mind in an Era of Increasing Polarisation
This in Conatus News. developmental psychologyideologyphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindPoliticssimon baron-cohen
Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence
Old review Andy ClarkArtificial intelligenceCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnesscyborgsdistributed cognitionExtended MindExternalismphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindStigmergy
The Peripheral Mind: Philosophy of Mind and the Peripheral Nervous System
Here is a review of István Aranyosi’s recent book, a contribution to the latest issue of JMB, Vol. 35 No. 3 Summer 2014. CognitionCognitive scienceEmbodied cognitionExtended MindExternalismIstván Aranyosijournal of mind and behaviorMichael Madaryphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindsituated cognition
Why Study Philosophy?
This from The Atlantic. Philosophyphilosophy of economicsPhilosophy of EducationPhilosophy of historyPhilosophy of LanguagePhilosophy of mindphilosophy of religionPhilosophy of sciencephilosophy of social science
Jack Smart
Here’s an obituary by the ever excellent Jane O’Grady. CognitionCognitive neuroscienceconsciousnessDavid ChalmersfunctionalismJ. J. C. Smartjack smartNeurophilosophyneuroscienceNinian SmartPhilosophyPhilosophy of mindPhysicalismType physicalismUtilitarianism
Is Behavioral Economics Doomed?
Here is a skeptical take on the insights supposedly offered by the rise of behavioral economics as represented by Daniel Kahneman and others. Since I’m in the process of reviewing Kahneman it will be interesting to see if Levine’s take on behavioral economics jibes with my take on Kahneman in particular and behavioral economics in…
Discount on Oakeshott Companion
In anticipation of the publication date (October) Penn State University Press are offering a 20% discount off the cover price of A Companion to Michael Oakeshott – download form here. Michael OakeshottPenn State University Press
Knowing How: Essays on Knowledge, Mind, and Action
Glowing review of Bengson and Moffett’s edited book: edited works are very difficult to assess and often suffer from being uneven in quality. But as the reviewer says: “The wealth of its perspectives and accounts is not merely a blessing but also a nightmare for the reviewer.” So, nice one Marc! EpistemologyPhilosophy of mindsocial epistemology
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