Discussion of Turing Test
A discussion on the BBC World Service (H/T to David Livingston Smith). Artificial intelligenceCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive sciencecomplexityPhilosophy of mind
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Companion to Oakeshott
At last PSUP have published the contents. ConversationMichael OakeshottNoel MalcolmOakeshottPaul FrancoPhilosophyPolitical philosophyThomas Hobbes
Philosophy is “dead” editorial
From The Guardian – here as well. Analytic philosophyAnglo-SaxonGodNewtonPhilosophyPhilosophy of scienceStephen HawkingUniverse
Of the External Senses
This essay is well worth a read. H/T to Brian Glenney for bringing it to my attention (I hang my head in shame for not having read it before). Adam SmithCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceDavid HumeDescartesEssayexternal worldhumeLockePhilosophyPhilosophy of mindqualiaSmithSocial SciencesTreatise of Human Nature
Non cogito, ergo sum
This from Intelligent Life.
Interpreting Figurative Meaning
I’m looking for a suitably qualified reviewer for this new book, the review to appear in The Journal of Mind and Behavior.
The Amygdala Made Me Do It
James Atlas reviews the latest spate of books on biological determinism. Artificial intelligenceCharles DuhiggCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive sciencecomplexityconsciousnessDaniel KahnemanDavid HumeEmbodied cognitionGilbert Rylephilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindqualiaTony DungyTreatise of Human NatureWilliam James
Knowing-how and knowing-that
Jason Stanley one of the leading writers on this topic has this piece in the NYT. Here is a copy of Jason’s paper that reignited interest in the topic and has since generated quite a large body of literature. (The featured photo here is of course by Steve Pyke). Jason Stanleysteve pyke
Cognitive Opening and Closing: Toward an Exploration of the Mental World of Entrepreneurship
Here is Thierry Aimar’s intro to his paper for Hayek in Mind. Contemporary analysis usually divides games of chance into three dimensions. In Machina and Schmeidler’s (1992) terms, this division can be viewed based on the example of an urn containing 90 balls of different colors, out of which an agent pulls a ball, of…
The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Phenomenology
Apparently this major volume is to be released early next year. CognitionDan ZahaviDavid CarrEd CaseyEmbodied cognitionJohn BroughPhilosophy of mindqualiaRenaud BarbarasShaun GallagherSteven CrowellSubjectivity
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