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an informal philosophy blog by Gregg Shores

Tag: Darwin

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

Artificial Intelligence, Color, Consciousness, Darwin, David Chalmers, Evolution, Sean Carroll

Morality, Reasons, Causes Part I

   Yes, Nature’s road must ever be preferred; Reason is here no guide, but still a guard: ’Tis hers to … More

Alexander Pope, Blacklist, Darwin, David Hume, Evolution, Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, High Noon, Howard Hawks, John Wayne, Jonathan Haidt, Joshua Greene, ought/is distinction, Sam Harris, Tex Ritter

Does Information Smell?

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

Consciousness, Darwin, David Chalmers, Riccardo Manzotti, Rick Lenon, Tim Parks, Zombies

Season of the Witch

Can science be the source of human values? The only source? That’s the idea behind Secular Scientific Humanism. SSH is … More

Alex Rosenberg, Copernicus, Darwin, David Brooks, Evolution, Galileo, Michelle Goldberg, Reformation, Ross Douthat, Sam Harris, Sean Carroll, Steven Pinker

The Greatest Story Ever Told

    Richard Dawkins thinks the greatest story ever told is the story of evolution. He’s got a point. It … More

Creationism, Dan Brown, Darwin, Evolution, Nick Lane, Richard Dawkins

As in a Mirror

  BQTA presents a guest post by Rick Lenon    The Ingmar Bergman film Through a Glass Darkly (Swedish: Såsom i … More

Darwin, Guest Post, Rick Lenon

John Searle on the Current Situation

If anyone has read through my transporter ramblings, one thing is clear: this blog needs professional help. Cue John Searle, … More

Cartesianism, Darwin, Free will, Guest Post, John Searle, Neurobiology, UC Berkeley
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