Philosophy of Mind

Mind and Mechanism - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Mind and Mechanism - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews- Varol Akman reviews this book by Drew V. McDermott. The Pre-History of Cognitive Science The Pre-History of Cognitive Science- An annotated bibliography of the models of human cognition of Berkeley, Burton, Hobbes, and Locke. (More figures from the seventeenth through… The Extended Mind The Extended Mind- This paper by Andy Clark and David Chalmers proposes an active externalist theory of mind - that when we use tools such as paper or computers to aid in our cogn… Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography- Thousands of entries, categorized by subject matter. From David Chalmers. Computing Machinery and Intelligence Computing Machinery and Intelligence- The classic 1950 article by Alan Turing on machine intelligence, where he introduces the famous Turing test. Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind- A collection of definitions and brief scholarly discussions of key terms in the Philosophy of Mind. Also includes brief biographical sketches of … Squashed Descartes Squashed Descartes- Condensed edition of Descartes' 'Meditations', with study notes and glossary. The Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP). The Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP).- The leading U.S. organization for discussion between (analytic) philosophers and (mainly cognitively oriented) psychologists. The Doomsday Simulation Argument The Doomsday Simulation Argument- A compact response to both Leslie's doomsday argument and Bostrom's simulation argument, by I.A. Aranyosi Simulation, Consciousness, Existence Simulation, Consciousness, Existence- A view on consciousness, universal existence, nothingness, reality. Arts and Minds Arts and Minds- Contains theory and essays by Mayer Spivack. Primarily emphasizes human cognition, animal cognition, associative reasoning (syncretic reasoning), creativity, learn… Parsimony and the Mind Parsimony and the Mind- The principle of parsimony and its application to the mind-body problem Eliminative Materialism Eliminative Materialism- The view that some or all of the mental states posited by common-sense do not actually exist; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by William Ramsey. Stanford Encyclopedia - The Computational Theory of Mind Stanford Encyclopedia - The Computational Theory of Mind- The philosophical theory that the mind is, or functions like, a computer; by Steven Horst. Panpsychism Panpsychism- The doctrine that mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists throughout the universe; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by William Seager. Consciousness and Intentionality Consciousness and Intentionality- Discussion of the connection between phenomenal consciousness and intentionality; by Charles Siewert. Higher-order Theories of Consciousness Higher-order Theories of Consciousness- Theories which explain conscious states by their relations to higher-order representations of them; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Peter… The Unity of Consciousness The Unity of Consciousness- History and philosophical accounts of unity of consciousness; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Andrew Brook. A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind- Survey articles on key issues in the field, and an annotated bibliography. Multiple Realizability Multiple Realizability- Discusses the contention that a given mental kind (property, state, event) is realized by distinct physical kinds. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by John … Epiphenomenalism Epiphenomenalism- Discusses the view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain, but have no effects upon any physical events. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, b… The Identity Theory of Mind The Identity Theory of Mind- Evaluates the theory that holds that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain. From the Stanford Encycloped… Mental Representation Mental Representation- A mental representation is a mental object with semantic properties. According to the Representational Theory of Mind, psychological states are to be unders… Connectionism Connectionism- Movement in cognitive science which hopes to explain human intellectual abilities using artificial neural networks. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by James W. Gars… Cognitive Science Cognitive Science- The interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Paul Thagard.. Hyponoeticism - New Philosophy of Mind Hyponoeticism - New Philosophy of Mind- A New and Challenging Philosophy of Mind. Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James- By Robert H. Wozniak, Bryn Mawr College. History of philosophical and scientific reactions to "the Cartesian impasse". Spanish tran… The Simulation Argument The Simulation Argument- Site examining the hypothesis that we are currently living in an "ancestor simulation" run by a future, post-human society. Includes papers and research l… Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona. Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona.- The main institutional center for Consciousness Studies. Host of the Tucson "Toward a Science of Consciousness" con… Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Turing Test Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Turing Test- Proposal due to Alan Turing for a criterion of the presence of mind or consciousness; by Graham Oppy and David Dowe.