Commentary on Daniel Dennett on Sean Carroll’s podcast: Minds, Patterns, and the Scientific Image Part II

We are continuing our commentary into Dennett and Carroll’s second hour. They discuss zombies and free will, among other things. … More

Commentary on Daniel Dennett on Sean Carroll’s podcast: Minds, Patterns, and the Scientific Image Part I

The last BQTA post was the unadorned transcript of the conversation between Dan Dennett and Sean Carroll published on 1/6/20, … More

Eliminative materialism is the only real materialism. This is official BQTA doctrine (not necessarily endorsed by all contributors). To get … More

In this season of thanks, most of us are thankful for family and friends, for health and happiness, and for … More

If science is the truth about reality, how can there be morality? Moral responsibility seems incompatible with science. Human bodies … More

While hanging out in the philosophy library before the first of Tim Scanlon’s Townsend lectures, I finally got around to … More

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