Daniel Dennett
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Panpsychism
Discussion of the topic on Radio 4’s In Our Time. consciousnesspanpsychismPhilosophy of mindreductionism
The Problem of Free Will and Naturalism: Paradoxes and Kantian Solutions
My chum and occasional collaborator, Christian Onof, has his first book coming out next February. This book has been a long time in the making. Christian is as serious a scholar as one can get. Moreover, he is also a top-notch philosopher. christian onofconsciousnessFree willKantnaturalism
Colin Blakemore: 1944-2022
Back in the day I enjoyed Blakemore’s BBC series (with accompanying book) The Mind Machine, several episodes available on YouTube. Also well-worth a read (coedited with Susan Greenfield) is the book Mindwaves: Thoughts on Intelligence, Identity, and Consciousness. See the obit On Colin. Cognitive sciencecolin blakemoreconsciousnessneurosciencePhilosophy of mindsusan greenfield
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
A Scientific Assessment of the Validity of Mystical Experiences: Understanding Altered Psychological and Neurophysiological States
Here’s an about-to-be published book by Andrew Papanicolaou. Andrew Papanicolaouconsciousnessmysticismneurosciencepsychedelic drugs
The Divided Brain
Entertaining conversation between Iain McGilchrist and Sam Harris. Cognitive scienceconsciousnessIain McGilchristneurosciencePhilosophy of mindsam harris
Zeno’s Conscience: quotes (38)
Every morning I rediscovered in her the same touching affection and in myself the same gratitude that, if it was not love, still bore a close resemblance to it. Who could have foreseen this, when I was limping from Ada to Alberta, to arrive at Augusta? I discovered I had not been a blind fool…
Zeno’s Conscience: quotes (37)
“I will never forget that, even without loving me, you married me.”I didn’t protest because the matter was so obvious that protest was impossible. But, filled with compassion, I embraced her.None of this was ever discussed again between Augusta and me because a marriage is far simpler than an engagement. Once married, you don’t talk…
Zeno’s Conscience: quotes (36)
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