The dominant worldview that has shaped science, technology, and business for centuries is on the verge of collapse. This provocative claim comes from Bernardo Kastrup, a Dutch philosopher and computer ...
Philosophical Studies: An International Journal for Philosophy in the Analytic Tradition, Vol. 134, No. 2 (May, 2007), pp. 235-253 (19 pages) Zombies make trouble for physicalism. Intuitively, they ...
Philosopher Meghan Sullivan challenges the idea that religious texts can’t be taken seriously in modern philosophy. She explains how parables, scripture, and debate have always been connected to ...
You can doubt just about anything. But there’s one thing you can know for sure: you are having thoughts right now. This idea came to characterise the philosophical thinking of 17th century philosopher ...
You can doubt just about anything. But there's one thing you can know for sure: you are having thoughts right now. This idea came to characterise the philosophical thinking of 17th century philosopher ...
This article explores two consequences of intentionalism. My first line of argument focuses on the impact of intentionalism on the 'hard problem' of phenomenal character. If intentionalism is true, ...
Some of the burning questions about tech, AI or robotics are actually questions of philosophy. What is our true goal here? There is a lot of debate about the change AI will bring to our ways of living ...
Brian Ball receives funding from the British Academy, and has previously been supported by the Royal Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, and the Leverhulme Trust. Anthony Grayling does not work ...
I recently told my daughter, a college student: If you want to pursue a career in engineering, you should focus on learning philosophy in addition to traditional engineering coursework. Why? Because ...