What is it about Lemons?

Barry Stroud is one of the most important and respected philosophers of his generation. His work is a “long-standing … 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

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

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

Riccardo Manzotti and Tim Parks have been having an entertaining series of conversations in the on-line section of the New … More

Dan Dennett is a materialist. Dualists think that there are two kinds of things in the world—mind and body. Dennett … More

In The Big Picture, Sean Carroll is anxious to reject religious ideas of the immortal soul, and this makes him … More