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

Carroll, Chalmers, and the Hard Problem: a Commentary, Part I

What is consciousness anyway? And how did it get here? How can 3 pounds of brain tissue create conscious experience? … More

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

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

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

Riccardo Manzotti and Tim Parks have been doing a nice job of creating a fun and thought provoking series of … More