Barry Stroud 1935-2019

Our great friend Barry Stroud died August 9. He was widely admired, respected and loved. From the UC Berkeley Philosophy … More

David Chalmers and Sean Carroll

Are you conscious? Am I? Maybe we are zombies, or simulated characters in a video game played by a more … More

“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” — … More

Dan Dennett casts doubt on the idea that neurons produce anything other than further neural processes and behavior in a … More

Are we zombies? If not, why not? Of course, we are not talking about horror movie zombies, undead beings created … More

What is the self? Do we have one? Do we need one? If you refer to “yourself,” are you referring … More

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

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

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