He dramatically whipped from his pelvis the sheet, flapping it open. Among the yellow stains the word FORWARD was printed in high block letters in red crayon. Below this Crusade for Moorish Dignity was written in an intricate blue script. “Sheet? What sheet!” Ignatius replied. “I am holding before you the proudest of banners, an…
Jennifer Lackey assumes the editorship of EPISTEME. Here is an interview with Jennifer. Here also is the programme for the recent 10th anniversary conference. collective beliefcollective intentionalitycollective knowledgeEPISTEMEEpistemologyjennifer lackeysocial epistemologytestimony
Now this is my idea of being a social activist and in the long term I’d imagine a whole lot more authentic and thus more effective. dinner labdistributed knowledgefoodnew orleanssocial activismSpontaneous order
Here’s a paper by David Weinbaum that invokes stigmergy, my first mention of stigmergy and the global brain this year. Cognitive sciencecomplexitydistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeExtended Mindglobal brainNetwork Sciencenetwork theoryPhilosophy of mindSpontaneous orderStigmergy
What an incredible career, what an incredible life. Check out the clip below of the 14 y.o. Jimmy talking about becoming a biological researcher when he grows up. bluesjimmy pageLed Zeppelinmusic
Check out mixed media artist Gina Phillips’ Fats Domino Series The piece that inspired the Fats Domino Series is called Not Fats. This piece started as a commission commemorating the nine people from New Orleans who have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I did nine fabric portraits of all the…
Here’s an interview with Jack Weinstein whose Adam Smith’s Pluralism: Rationality, Education, and the Moral Sentiments will be the subject of an upcoming symposium for Cosmos + Taxis. Also, Jack is contributing to my Propriety and Prosperity: New Studies on the Philosophy of Adam Smith scheduled to appear this year. Adam SmithJack WeinsteinTheory of Moral SentimentsWealth of…
This announcement (below) posted on PHILOS-L. Jonathan years back very kindly sent me a copy of his The Possibility of Metaphysics (1998) and A Survey of Metaphysics (2002). Here is an interview with Jonathan. It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor E. J. (Jonathan) Lowe. Jonathan was born in Dover,…
Here’s an interesting article, the first EM article of the year, from Joel Krueger (Joel by the way also contributed to the Zygon syposium on EM). CognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessdistributed cognitionEmbodied cognitionExtended MindExternalismjoel kruegermusicphenomenologyphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mind
“We shall storm the office very shortly, thereby surprising the foe when his senses are still subject to the psychic mists of early morning.” “Hey, Mr. R., pardon me,” a man called out from the crowd. “Somebody tell me you in trouble with a po-lice. Is that right?” A wave of anxiety and uneasiness broke…
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