Brains
Blog URL philosophyofbrains.com
Located St Louis, Missouri USA
Tags Brain, Mind, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, Psychology, Computation, Metaphysics, Consciousness, Cognitive Science
Brains is a forum for discussing the philosophy of: mind, neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science.
Latest Blog Posts
- Some Comments on: Are Mirror Neurons Evidence for Simulation Theory? on Nov 23, 2009 in Mindreading
Something really weird happened today: A duplication of Shannon's post on mirror neurons and simulation theory appeared out of the blue under my name (Gualtiero). I apologize for the inconvenience; I had nothing to do with it and hopefull...
- Are mirror neurons evidence for simulation theory? on Nov 22, 2009 in Mindreading
Hi folks. I'm one of the new kids on the virtual block. Thanks to Gualtiero for giving me the opportunity to contribute here.I'm interested in the relation between mirror neurons and social cognition. Mirror neurons are neurons in our brains that fir...
- Decency Wins! on Nov 20, 2009 in Academia
And bigotry in academia loses. The board of the APA has done the right thing and ruled that institutions that discriminate against homosexuals will be flagged as violating the APA non-discrimination policy if they advertize in Jobs for Philosop...
- Shombies and Illuminati on Nov 19, 2009
On Tuesday I attended a discussion with Kati Balog of her paper Zombies, Illuminati, and Metaphysical Gridlock which was very interesting.She begins by thinking about zombies and the things they say. If there really is a world that is microphysically...
- BBS article on Doing without Concepts: Call for Commentary on Nov 16, 2009
BBS will publish a precis on Doing without Concepts, and is now accepting proposals for commentaries (see below). If you are not on the list of commentators, but would like to propose a comment, e-mail me, and I'll suggest your name (machery@pitt.edu...
- Submit to the European Journal for Philosophy of Science on Nov 13, 2009
The EJPS is now accepting submissions! Send us your (best!) papers.EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (EJPS)Editor-in-Chief: Carl Hoefer (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)Deputy Editor: Mauro Dorato (University of Rome III, Ita...
- Recovering What Is Said With Empty Names on Nov 12, 2009 in Intentionality Language and Communication
Two years ago, I ran a survey of semantic intuitions concerning empty names, that is, names that appear to be without a referent (e.g., 'Santa Claus', 'Superman'). Some of those who kindly participated in the survey asked me to post the re...
