I've been kinda disappointed by PhilMind reaction to the Stancil discussion the last week (some exceptions to be clear!).
Like the amount of "He used this term imprecisely" dunks to "here's the current state of play in PhilMind" threads was not great!
Like the amount of "He used this term imprecisely" dunks to "here's the current state of play in PhilMind" threads was not great!
September 26, 2026 at 3:31 PM
I've been kinda disappointed by PhilMind reaction to the Stancil discussion the last week (some exceptions to be clear!).
Like the amount of "He used this term imprecisely" dunks to "here's the current state of play in PhilMind" threads was not great!
Like the amount of "He used this term imprecisely" dunks to "here's the current state of play in PhilMind" threads was not great!
A paper arguing that consciousness is literally awesome? Yes please. doi.org/10.1093/aest... #philsky
![‘[C]onsciousness instantiates the aesthetic value of sublimity, insofar as the existence of consciousness in what otherwise appears to be a purely physical world merits being met with awe.’
- Takuya Niikawa & Uriah Kriegel, ‘The Sublime of Consciousness’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:chsp27b6x6v5fyeqzazfpspx/bafkreihtdfu57ez7jszmf5vzhztujwcimphunl3npvaj3o7wynzgy7wq7u)
April 5, 2025 at 12:35 PM
January 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This would be funny if it weren't sad...
Coming from the "giants" of AI.
Or maybe this was posted out of context? Please clarify.
I can't process this...
Coming from the "giants" of AI.
Or maybe this was posted out of context? Please clarify.
I can't process this...
December 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Fantastic news that Andy Clark is the inaugural winner of the #DennettPrize, in honour of Daniel Dennett. Congrats Andy 🍾🍾🍾 super-well deserved @sussexuni.bsky.social hardproblem.it/projects/the...
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The International Center for Consciousness Studies establishes the Dennett Prize—an annual prize that is awarded to an outstanding scholar whose research has significantly advanced the und...
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January 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Want to follow some actual philosophers of mind on Bluesky? Check out the philosophy of mind feed at bsky.social/profile/did:.... #PhilMind
September 21, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Want to follow some actual philosophers of mind on Bluesky? Check out the philosophy of mind feed at bsky.social/profile/did:.... #PhilMind
This is absolutely wild, and super important.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
There are zillions of studies claiming that fMRI signals indicate increased brain activity, and it looks like that's often just wrong.
If confirmed, this means we've misinterpreted a lot of research.
"40 percent of MRI signals do not correspond to actual brain activity"; "Since tens of thousands of fMRI studies worldwide are based on this assumption, our results could lead to opposite interpretations in many of them.”
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
www.tum.de/en/news-and-...
December 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Very excited to announce ISPSM’s preliminary programme and call for abstracts for this year’s conference! ✨
Deadline for submission: 01/05/2025
See philevents.org/event/show/1... for full event details.
#philsky
Deadline for submission: 01/05/2025
See philevents.org/event/show/1... for full event details.
#philsky
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Can't think of anyone whose views on PhilMind I'm less interested in
September 24, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Can't think of anyone whose views on PhilMind I'm less interested in
Great film by Phil Halper about philosophers and neuroscientists defending physicalism (including N Block, K Friston, A Seth, F Jackson) www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYAd...
Consciousness: Philosophers & Neuroscientists Defend Physicalism
YouTube video by Phil Halper (aka Skydivephil)
www.youtube.com
May 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The number of posts to the Philosophy of Mind feed have almost doubled over the past few days. I wonder what that could be about? 🤔 #PhilMind
Want to follow some actual philosophers of mind on Bluesky? Check out the philosophy of mind feed at bsky.social/profile/did:.... #PhilMind
September 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The number of posts to the Philosophy of Mind feed have almost doubled over the past few days. I wonder what that could be about? 🤔 #PhilMind
Does the culture you grow up in shape the way you see the world? In a new Psych Review paper, @chazfirestone.bsky.social & I tackle this centuries-old question using the Müller-Lyer illusion as a case study. Come think through one of history's mysteries with us🧵(1/13):
January 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Genuinely confused as to what could be behind this take. What do other #philmind people think? Is this driven by an (incorrect) assumption that “metaphysical” is equivalent to “non-physical”? If so, maybe the idea is that if understanding is physical then AI can do it? But that ignores biology.
September 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Genuinely confused as to what could be behind this take. What do other #philmind people think? Is this driven by an (incorrect) assumption that “metaphysical” is equivalent to “non-physical”? If so, maybe the idea is that if understanding is physical then AI can do it? But that ignores biology.
The Philosopher Starter Pack Part 2: More great contributors and friends of The Philosopher to follow! Please share! #philosophy #PhilSky #philtech #philsci #philhist #philmind
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January 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Philosopher Starter Pack Part 2: More great contributors and friends of The Philosopher to follow! Please share! #philosophy #PhilSky #philtech #philsci #philhist #philmind
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A new organization aims to foster philosophical discourse across all realms of mind sciences.
New: The International Society for the Philosophy of the Sciences of the Mind (guest post)
Last year, Gualtiero Piccinini (University of Missouri, St. Louis) and Inês Hipólito (Macquarie University) launched the International Society for the Philosophy of the Mind Sciences (ISPSM). The aim ...
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April 2, 2024 at 5:56 PM
📚 Our Cambridge Element on Mental Fictionalism is out now and available free until 19th October! 📚 Download it here: doi.org/10.1017/9781... @keithfrankish.com @universitypress.cambridge.org #philsky #philmind #philpsy #cogsci
September 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
📚 Our Cambridge Element on Mental Fictionalism is out now and available free until 19th October! 📚 Download it here: doi.org/10.1017/9781... @keithfrankish.com @universitypress.cambridge.org #philsky #philmind #philpsy #cogsci