The Mind-body Problem, part IV

This is the last part of our freestyle excursion through John Heil’s fine essay. See Part I for some introductory … More

The Mind-Body Problem, part II

We are continuing our excursion through a modified version of John Heil’s article “The Mind-Body Problem”. See Part I for … More

Back to basics. Last year, we took a look at the introduction to John Heil’s excellent Philosophy of Mind (3rd ed, … More

Hubert Dreyfus was professor of philosophy at UC Berkeley from 1968 until his death last April. He was an inspiration … More

Does philosophy—its study or practice—make us happy? Should it? The word is from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally “love of wisdom”. … More

What’s your philosophy? One philosopher tells a story that when he gets this question at parties, he answers “Never wait … More

BQTA presents a guest post by Carter Gillies Many people assume the idea of a question is getting to … More

In his discussion of the science of color, Steve Palmer pointed out that the problem with color is “reminiscent of … More

Sounds, colors, heat and cold, according to modern philosophy are not qualities in objects, but perceptions in the mind. David … More

If anyone has read through my transporter ramblings, one thing is clear: this blog needs professional help. Cue John Searle, … More