Only today did I learn of the passing of a colleague and friend, Gloria Zúñiga y Postigo. I’d met Gloria at an Atlas conference back in 2008 in Portsmouth. Dave Hardwick and I were most taken with the quality of her mind and equally by her conviviality and by her no-nonsense stance towards some of…
Barry Smith (and coauthor) has an about-to-be published book. Artificial intelligenceBarry SmithcomplexityPhilosophy of mind
The very excellent Barry Smith has coauthored this recent open access piece. AIAlan TuringArtificial intelligenceBarry Smithphilosophical humorPhilosophy of mindTuring test
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I have never met Barry Smith in person but over the years he has been incredibly helpful and supportive of my various philosophical enterprises. Having only been familiar with Hayek’s social philosophy, it was Barry who first brought me to Hayek’s philosophical psychology and for that alone I’m especially grateful. Unlike so many in your…
While working on a Barry Smith related project I was reminded of two fascinating papers by this incredibly productive, eclectic and just downright decent and responsive bloke whose work in ontology has had real and positive practical import for medical science. As you might be aware, many philosophers these days are in the business of self-aggrandizement, “activism posing as…
The new issue of The Monist: “This special issue is motivated by the observation that conservatism plays a marginal role in contemporary philosophy even though it appears to be of considerable importance in moral, social, and political reality. One reason for this neglect is that defenders of conservatism have often refrained from articulating their arguments…
Philosophy of mind meets gastronomy. Barry SmithCharles Spenceflavor perceptiongastronomyMalika Auvrayperceptual systemPhilosophy of mindqualiasensory modalitytaste perception
Just published — coauthored by the current dean of ontology studies, Barry Smith. Really worth checking out Barry’s youtube channel. Barry Smithbig databiomedicinemetaphyicsOntologyscientific knowledge
Barry Smith, “the ontology king”, has made freely available his Fall 2013 Ontological Engineering class. There is no better resource than here. Barry SmithKnowledge ManagementKnowledge RepresentationmetaphyicsOntologiesOntologyOntology engineeringPhilosophy
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