Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Is Science Objective? Steven Pinker’s Counterattack Against the “War on Science”
Unfortunately, Pinker’s overweening faith in science as a reliable path to the truth has its own problems.
Sure, Animals Count; But Can They Count?
What is the nature, and extent, of animal intelligence?
The Representation Problem and the Immateriality of the Mind
If I think about a particular thing — my cat Tabby, for example — my actual cat Tabby isn’t in my brain.
More Myths of Terri Schiavo
One myth is that the family somehow edited videos of Terri to make it appear falsely that she was conscious.
Free Will Denial and PreCrimes
If we treat criminals the way we treat natural disasters — as physical events without moral culpability — the pragmatic approach is preemption as well.