philosophy-of-mind

In other words, Can sensory capacities be explained within the framework of purely physical explanation? Light rays make an impact on the sensory organ. If it hits the visual sense organ, we have a ...

Could consciousness exist in alien life forms that look nothing like us? Could it even appear in machines? According to a new paper by philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel of the University of California, Riverside, and Jeremy Pober of the University of Lisbon, the answer may be yes. The researchers argue that consciousness is probably not limited […] The post Consciousness may exist beyond humans, ani…

Does consciousness depend on flesh and blood? The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside. In a new working paper, Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober, a former UCR graduate student who is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lisbon, assert that consciousness is likely possible in lif…

What is matter, really? Is matter an independent substance, or is reality fundamentally relational? In this episode, we explore some of the deepest questions in philosophy, metaphysics, and modern science, including Quantum Physics, Relativity, Quantum Field Theory, Dark Matter, Consciousness, Space, Time, Cosmology, and the Nature of Reality itself. From atoms and particles to galaxies […]

I asked a question about this topic in general recently but it’s not the same question so bear with me. The cogito’s force seems to come from treating “thinking” as exempt from the doubt applied to ...

A conversation with Harvard philosopher Ian Marcus Corbin on material, biological, and spiritual belonging The post How to Feel at Home in the Modern World appeared first on Nautilus .

Sociological theories typically understand power as arising from the interaction between an individual's intrinsic capacities (e.g., will, agency, consciousness) and social relations and conditions. ...

It seems a couple classic objections to Plato's philosophy of ideal forms are: The Third Man: If the existence of men in the ordinary world derive from or "participate in" the "man-...

Descartes thought conscious experience was the one indubitable foundation: even if everything else is illusion, the experiencing itself cannot be denied. But there’s a problem: the moment you try to ...

_European Journal of Analytic Philosophy_. forthcomingDavid Chalmers’ two-dimensional argument against physicalism—commonly known as the zombie argument—stands as one of the most extensively debated arguments in contemporary analytic philosophy. One comparatively neglected response to the argument maintains that considerations of conceivability cut both ways: just as the ideal conceivability of p…

This paper challenges the assumption that reality possesses an ultimate foundation, final truth, or metaphysical endpoint that can be reached through inquiry. Through a phenomenological investigation of lived experience, it argues that consciousness encounters not an ultimate reality but an inexhaustible depth that continuously unfolds through presence. Human beings frequently approach existence …

This paper outlines a rigorous mathematical and structural framework addressing the foundational "Hard Problem of Consciousness" by mapping both physical and subjective mental states onto a unified ontological dimension designated as the "Information Plane." Rooted in John Archibald Wheeler's posture of "It from bit," this research conceptualizes the biological entity as an integrated information…

杰克逊的“玛丽房间”知识论证对物理主义构成严峻挑战，该思想实验长期使学界陷入物理主义与二元论的对立僵局，其根源在于论证本身包含三项未经验证的隐性预设。本文依托《元统一论》六篇定稿构建的纯形式元框架，从本体论、方法论、认知路径、探索分类四个底层维度逐层解构上述预设。论证表明：主观体验是本源的客观内在运化，其内容超出物理符号的刻画边界；物理学仅为适配特定目标的狭义方法，存在天然认知边界；书本理论知识源于人为隔离变量的“逆态”研究，亲身感官体验来自全域联动的“顺态”交互，二者演化形态不可相互替代。同时结合元行为回溯论证完成逻辑闭环验证，依据运化专论规划预留具象实证拓展空间。本文跳出传统二元对立框架，提出一条逻辑自洽、具备可证伪性的第三条解释路径，也印证了元统一论作为跨学科通用理论地基的强大解释力。 Jackson’s “Mary’s Room” knowledge argument poses…

The relationship between consciousness, subjectivity, self-awareness, and phenomenal experience remains one of the central problems in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Biological systems maintain continuity through self-maintenance, regulation, memory, anticipation, and self-reference. This paper argues that a significant organizational transition occurs when information concerning a sys…

This paper develops the metaphysical and semantic foundations of Consistentism as a unified philosophical system. We proceed from epistemological conclusions established in the companion paper Necessity, Ouroboros, and Fallibilism: that no framework-external anchor is available or required, that necessity survives only as an intra-framework constitutive condition, that fallibilism is the appropri…

Document Type Article Publication Date 2025 Publisher Internationales Zentrum fur Philosophie NRW Source Publication Symphilosophie: International Journal of Philsophical Romanticism Source ISSN 2704-8152 Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International License. Recommended Citation Vater, Michael, "Book Review of Philosophical Frag…

Schelling is notorious for having a fluid vision of systematic philosophy and its methods. In an age where philosophy is expected to result in one or two books, not years of discussions with students and colleagues--and certainly not a distillation of one’s way of life--Schelling’s thought has been called protean or restless, or in Hegel’s snarky verdict “an education pursued in public.” The same…

Joe Dickerson is one of North America’s best referees, but he’ll be off the field in a high-pressure position when the World Cup begins • Predict the winner | Daily podcast | Download our app Joe Dickerson never set out to be a referee. As a player, he was told that reffing would be to make money on the side, learn responsibility, and – more pertinent to his team – learn the sport and begin to un…

“I’m teaching care for their own particular point of view, a disdain for all things ‘vibes’ that aren’t carefully thought out, and a deep understanding of the courage it takes to withdraw from other people for a while, to have braved a thought all on your own.” That’s Robert Wallace, associate professor of philosophy at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). In the f…

This treatise presents a provisional interdisciplinary framework that synthesizes established findings from physics, neuroscience, and information theory to address questions that orthodox disciplines have addressed only in isolation. The argument unfolds in layers, each building on the last, and asks the reader to hold conclusions provisionally until the full architecture is visible. The central…