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

The Mind/Body Problem, part III

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

Entering 2018, we cross into the future. What does it look like? During the last few decades we have enjoyed … More

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

This is the time of year to talk about monsters, and Sean Carroll does not miss the opportunity. A few … More

Here at Better Questions Than Answers we specialize in questions. Today, however, an “Answer”— a short short story by Fredric … More