My paper 'On the Explanation of Intentionality' has just been published in the Australasian Philosophical Review www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
On the Explanation of Intentionality
It is a widespread assumption in contemporary philosophy of mind that a naturalistic explanation of intentionality must answer to what I will call the ‘question of aboutness’: what makes it the cas...
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July 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
One of my last shows with @philtalkradio.bsky.social.
Listen to this week's episode with philosopher and cognitive scientist Shaun Gallagher on the topic of habits.
#PhilSky #PhilAction #PhilMind #Aristotle #Dewey
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Listen to this week's episode with philosopher and cognitive scientist Shaun Gallagher on the topic of habits.
#PhilSky #PhilAction #PhilMind #Aristotle #Dewey
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Coming up: Bad habits imprison us—but can good habits liberate us? Josh & Ray ask Shaun Gallagher from the University of Memphis.
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Tune in this Sunday 11a on KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco or listen RIGHT NOW by becoming a Premium Subscriber at our website: www.philosophytalk.org/subscribe.
#PhilSky
October 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
One of my last shows with @philtalkradio.bsky.social.
Listen to this week's episode with philosopher and cognitive scientist Shaun Gallagher on the topic of habits.
#PhilSky #PhilAction #PhilMind #Aristotle #Dewey
philosophytalk.org
Listen to this week's episode with philosopher and cognitive scientist Shaun Gallagher on the topic of habits.
#PhilSky #PhilAction #PhilMind #Aristotle #Dewey
philosophytalk.org
Great to catch up with @attninaction.bsky.social today, who just happened to be visiting Dublin and was kind enough to participate in my graduate seminar where we have been reading his excellent book, Movements of the Mind. #PhilAttention #PhilAction #PhilMind
March 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Great to catch up with @attninaction.bsky.social today, who just happened to be visiting Dublin and was kind enough to participate in my graduate seminar where we have been reading his excellent book, Movements of the Mind. #PhilAttention #PhilAction #PhilMind
August 23, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Thank you thank you. If you know anyone who has a job for an epistemologist/Philmind/philaction guy, let me know. :)
August 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Thank you thank you. If you know anyone who has a job for an epistemologist/Philmind/philaction guy, let me know. :)
"Understanding 'Practical Knowledge'" (John Schwenkler) <a href="http://buff.ly/1AbwDeW" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1AbwDeW #Anscombe #philosophy #philAction #philMind
November 9, 2024 at 10:13 PM
"Understanding 'Practical Knowledge'" (John Schwenkler) <a href="http://buff.ly/1AbwDeW" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1AbwDeW #Anscombe #philosophy #philAction #philMind
#xPhi, now ft. #EEG data: "Hypnotizing Libet: [RPs] with non-conscious volition" <a href="http://bit.ly/1yTqy3S" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/1yTqy3S #cogSci #philosophy #philAction
ScienceDirect
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November 9, 2024 at 8:19 PM
#xPhi, now ft. #EEG data: "Hypnotizing Libet: [RPs] with non-conscious volition" <a href="http://bit.ly/1yTqy3S" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/1yTqy3S #cogSci #philosophy #philAction
"Analytic #Philosophy of Action: A Brief #History" <a href="http://bit.ly/1B6GQHE" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/1B6GQHE #freeWill #selfControl #philMind #PhilAction #cogSci
Analytic Philosophy of Action: A Very Brief History
A self-consciously brief Whig history of analytic action ...
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November 9, 2024 at 8:07 PM
"Analytic #Philosophy of Action: A Brief #History" <a href="http://bit.ly/1B6GQHE" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://bit.ly/1B6GQHE #freeWill #selfControl #philMind #PhilAction #cogSci
“[A]ction arises when the brain predicts what its bodily state should be and hands these predictions over to the body at the dorsal horn [of the spinal cord], after which the body as it were goes away and does its own thing until the predictions come true.” —Jacob Hohwy (2014) #PhilMind #PhilAction
March 25, 2024 at 8:35 PM
“[A]ction arises when the brain predicts what its bodily state should be and hands these predictions over to the body at the dorsal horn [of the spinal cord], after which the body as it were goes away and does its own thing until the predictions come true.” —Jacob Hohwy (2014) #PhilMind #PhilAction
Tversky & Kahneman's 1974 paper "Judgment Under Uncertainty" (#cogsci #philmind #philaction #psychology #rationality) <a href="http://buff.ly/1kJsze8" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1kJsze8
November 10, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Tversky & Kahneman's 1974 paper "Judgment Under Uncertainty" (#cogsci #philmind #philaction #psychology #rationality) <a href="http://buff.ly/1kJsze8" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1kJsze8
"Homo Heuisticus: why biased minds make better inferences" (#cogsci #philmind #philaction #psychology) <a href="http://buff.ly/1kJtXO3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1kJtXO3
November 10, 2024 at 12:21 PM
"Homo Heuisticus: why biased minds make better inferences" (#cogsci #philmind #philaction #psychology) <a href="http://buff.ly/1kJtXO3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1kJtXO3
"Why we may not find intentions in the brain" (#neuroscience #philmind #cogsci #philaction #freewill #philosophy) <a href="http://buff.ly/1cxIYNJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1cxIYNJ
ScienceDirect
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November 10, 2024 at 12:21 PM
"Why we may not find intentions in the brain" (#neuroscience #philmind #cogsci #philaction #freewill #philosophy) <a href="http://buff.ly/1cxIYNJ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1cxIYNJ
“@JohnDanaher: Are goals and desires distinct? <a href="http://www.byrdnick.com/archives/6099”" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.byrdnick.com/archives/6099” (#cogsci #psychology #philmind #philaction #philosophy)
Goals & Desires | Nick Byrd, Ph.D.
Goal-driven cognition is a staple in reinforcement models...
http://www.byrdnick.com/archives/6099”
November 10, 2024 at 12:15 PM
“@JohnDanaher: Are goals and desires distinct? <a href="http://www.byrdnick.com/archives/6099”" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.byrdnick.com/archives/6099” (#cogsci #psychology #philmind #philaction #philosophy)
"Ind. differences in susceptibility to #addiction: Role for #oxytocin" (#neuroscience #philAction #psychology #mind) <a href="http://buff.ly/1jmCOnN" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1jmCOnN
ScienceDirect
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November 10, 2024 at 12:10 PM
"Ind. differences in susceptibility to #addiction: Role for #oxytocin" (#neuroscience #philAction #psychology #mind) <a href="http://buff.ly/1jmCOnN" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1jmCOnN
"#Addiction and #SelfControl: Perspectives from #Philosophy, #Psychology, and #Neuroscience" <a href="http://buff.ly/1f0cRxa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1f0cRxa (#cogsci #philAction)
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November 10, 2024 at 4:26 AM
"#Addiction and #SelfControl: Perspectives from #Philosophy, #Psychology, and #Neuroscience" <a href="http://buff.ly/1f0cRxa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1f0cRxa (#cogsci #philAction)
"Neuroticism and Attitudes Toward Action in 19 Countries" <a href="http://buff.ly/1idFX6o" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1idFX6o #philAction #selfcontrol #psychology #philosophy #cogsci
November 10, 2024 at 4:26 AM
"Neuroticism and Attitudes Toward Action in 19 Countries" <a href="http://buff.ly/1idFX6o" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1idFX6o #philAction #selfcontrol #psychology #philosophy #cogsci
"Grounded Cognition" by Barsalou <a href="http://buff.ly/1mBGOpo" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1mBGOpo (#cogsci #philMind #philosophy #philAction #psychology #neuroscience)
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November 10, 2024 at 4:21 AM
"Grounded Cognition" by Barsalou <a href="http://buff.ly/1mBGOpo" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1mBGOpo (#cogsci #philMind #philosophy #philAction #psychology #neuroscience)
"Theories of Cognition In the Later Middle Ages" by Pasnau <a href="http://buff.ly/1fpEDxG" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1fpEDxG #philosophy #cogsci #psychology #philMind #philAction
November 10, 2024 at 4:21 AM
"Theories of Cognition In the Later Middle Ages" by Pasnau <a href="http://buff.ly/1fpEDxG" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1fpEDxG #philosophy #cogsci #psychology #philMind #philAction
#Jobs: Postdoctoral Research Fellow: #Choice Modeling at U of S. Australia <a href="http://buff.ly/1j3HAZW" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1j3HAZW #philosophy #cogsci #philMind #philAction
November 10, 2024 at 4:15 AM
#Jobs: Postdoctoral Research Fellow: #Choice Modeling at U of S. Australia <a href="http://buff.ly/1j3HAZW" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1j3HAZW #philosophy #cogsci #philMind #philAction
"High Trait Impulsivity Predicts Food #Addiction" <a href="http://buff.ly/1kM43s5" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1kM43s5 #shocker #cogsci #psychology #philAction #economics
High trait impulsivity predicts food addiction-like behav...
Impulsivity is a behavioral trait frequently seen not onl...
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November 10, 2024 at 4:15 AM
"High Trait Impulsivity Predicts Food #Addiction" <a href="http://buff.ly/1kM43s5" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1kM43s5 #shocker #cogsci #psychology #philAction #economics
Easier to convince someone to try #smoking than to convince them to quit. #shocker <a href="http://buff.ly/1jpIOuR" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1jpIOuR #psychology #cogSci #philAction
November 10, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Easier to convince someone to try #smoking than to convince them to quit. #shocker <a href="http://buff.ly/1jpIOuR" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1jpIOuR #psychology #cogSci #philAction
"Free Will Agnosticism" <a href="http://buff.ly/1p7uTvt" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1p7uTvt #philosophy #philMind #philAction #philSci
November 10, 2024 at 12:09 AM
"Free Will Agnosticism" <a href="http://buff.ly/1p7uTvt" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1p7uTvt #philosophy #philMind #philAction #philSci
"Frog and Toad lose control" <a href="http://buff.ly/WJcMVM" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/WJcMVM #philosophy #freeWill #selfControl #philAction #philMind
November 10, 2024 at 12:09 AM
"Frog and Toad lose control" <a href="http://buff.ly/WJcMVM" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/WJcMVM #philosophy #freeWill #selfControl #philAction #philMind
"Underestimating Self-control: Kennett and Smith on Frog and Toad" <a href="http://buff.ly/1nLDpAQ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1nLDpAQ #philosophy #freeWill #selfControl #philAction
November 10, 2024 at 12:09 AM
"Underestimating Self-control: Kennett and Smith on Frog and Toad" <a href="http://buff.ly/1nLDpAQ" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1nLDpAQ #philosophy #freeWill #selfControl #philAction
"Synchronic Self-control is Always Non-actional" <a href="http://buff.ly/1wfpLOl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1wfpLOl #philosophy #freeWill #selfControl #philAction #philMind
November 10, 2024 at 12:09 AM
"Synchronic Self-control is Always Non-actional" <a href="http://buff.ly/1wfpLOl" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://buff.ly/1wfpLOl #philosophy #freeWill #selfControl #philAction #philMind