Confusing Tastes with Flavours
Philosophy of mind meets gastronomy. Barry SmithCharles Spenceflavor perceptiongastronomyMalika Auvrayperceptual systemPhilosophy of mindqualiasensory modalitytaste perception
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What Mary Didn’t Know
If the title and the video has no resonance then check out Jackson’s later eponymously titled paper. For a conspectus of the industry generated by Jackson’s thought experiment see Qualia: The Knowledge Argument. Most will probably know Dorian Electra from her video “I’m in Love with Friedrich Hayek” (see second vid): the Mary video is infinitely sharper,…
Master Sniffer and the Science of Smell
Check out this article by Wayne Curtis and this article by philosopher Louise Richardson. consciousnessexpertiseflavorfoodlouise richardsonNancy FraleyPhilosophy of mindqualiasciencesmelltastewayne curtisWhisky
Zombie Blues @ Qualia Fest
Where Theory and Research Meet to Jam About the Mind Cognitive scienceDavid ChalmersJoseph E. LeDouxneurosciencepete mandikPhilosophy of mindrichard brown
Hubig’s Pies
It’s been just over a week since Hubig’s Pies burnt to the ground. To get a sense of the importance of this institution here is no less the NYT and the local view from NOLA.com. foodHubigHubig’s New Orleans Style Pieshubig’s piesnew orleansPies and Pastry
Biking, boozing and nosebagging
Once one has worked the brashness and tat of Bourbon Street through one’s system the best way to discover NOLA is to take a bicycle tour through the Confederacy of Cruisers. Not only is the owner/operator Jeff Shyman a history buff giving a warts and all appreciation of NOLA but he is also another “character” that…
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
Hayek’s Post-Positivist Empiricism: Experience Beyond Sensation
The intro from Jan Willem Lindemans’ paper: The philosophical foundations of Hayek’s works are not beyond dispute (Gray, 1984, Kukathas, 1989, Caldwell, 1992, Hutchison, 1992): was Hayek a rationalist or an empiricist; did he follow Kant or Hume, Mises or Popper? Difficulties arise because these questions touch upon social theory, political philosophy, methodology and epistemology.…
A Note on the Influence of Mach’s Psychology in the Sensory Order
Here is the intro to Giandomenica Becchio’s paper: In the Preface of The Sensory Order, Hayek stated that this book was based on his readings in psychology during 1919–1920, when he was still a young student in Vienna interested in both psychology and economics. Among many others, Hayek explicitly cited Mach’s influence on him. Hayek’s contacts…
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