Eliminatief materialisme en de autonomie van de bottom-up benadering.

Philosoph

Reductie of eliminatie van qualia? Superzwakke, zwakke, sterke en supersterke qualia bij Paul Churchland.

Philosophy of Knowledge and Cognitio

The Flintstones Fallacy

A leading idea in evolutionary psychology and philosophy of mind is that the basic architecture and dynamics of the mind are very old, presumably dating back to the Stone Age. Theories based on this idea are liable to paint a caricature of our ancestors by projecting our modern self-conception onto earlier minds. I argue that this ‘Flintstones Fallacy’ is an underrated risk, relieved neither by standard biological arguments nor by arguments from psychology and philosophy. Indeed, each of these fields has better arguments for the contrary view that the mind as we know it from present-day experience is not ancient at all.Philosophy of Knowledge and Cognitio

Recent changes in the structure of consciousness?

Philosoph

Zonnebrandontologie

Perceptie, cognitie, ontologi

Supersofen en makelaars

Perceptie, cognitie, ontologi

Fringe Mind Strategies

This paper discusses a number of basic strategies for modeling the mind in historical perspective. The best-known strategies are expansionism and eliminativism, which are both problematic: eliminativism compromises our self-understanding, while expansionism is unable to cope with fringe minds. Using Julian Jaynes’s theory of the bicameral mind as an example, an alternative strategy is outlined to meet the challenges posed by the history of the mind.Philosophy of Knowledge and Cognitio

Help, My Parents Are Gutenborgs!

Philosophy of Knowledge and Cognitio

The Contingency of Mind. Situating Jaynes in the Changing Landscape of Contemporary Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy of Knowledge and Cognitio

Darwin, Dilthey and Beyond. Science, literature, and hermeneutical ontology

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