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Connectionism Connectionism: Movement in cognitive science which hopes to explain human intellectual abilities using artificial neural networks. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by James W. Garson. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/connectionism/ The Identity Theory of Mind The Identity Theory of Mind: Evaluates the theory that holds that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by J. J. C. Smart. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mind-identity/ SWIF Philosophy of Mind SWIF Philosophy of Mind: Bibliographies by topic and author, event listings, online texts, new books (with links), and many links to online reference works, relevant institutions, journal home pages, and other sites. (Philosophy of Mind) http://lgxserver.uniba.it/lei/mind/home.htm Books about Philosophy of Mind Books about Philosophy of Mind: Commentaries on books and ideas from philosophers of mind including Patricia Churchland, Terrence Sejnowski, Paul Churchland, Ned Block, Owen Flanagan, Daniel Dennett, Georges Rey. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/System/8870/books/philo.html Non-Cartesian Cognitive Science. Non-Cartesian Cognitive Science.: Many helpfully categorized links and introductory material concerning embodied/situated approaches to cognition, ranging from Artificial Life research to Existentialism. By Ronald Lemmen. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.magneticfields.org/sky/aarc/noncartesian.html David Chalmers Chat Transcript David Chalmers Chat Transcript: Transcript from a live online chat with David Chalmers on September 25th 2002. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.iscid.org/davidchalmers-chat.php Folk Psychology vs. Mental Simulation: How Minds Understand Minds Folk Psychology vs. Mental Simulation: How Minds Understand Minds: Papers from or relating to Robert Gordon's NEH Seminar on the "Simulation" Theory of "Folk Psychology": relevant to understanding interpersonal understanding, empathy, the nature and origins of mental concepts, and the causes of autism (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.umsl.edu/~philo/Mind_Seminar/New%20Pages/papers.html Higher-order Theories of Consciousness Higher-order Theories of Consciousness: Theories which explain conscious states by their relations to higher-order representations of them; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Peter Carruthers. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness-higher/ Reflections on Language and Mind Reflections on Language and Mind: Article by Daniel Dennett (1996). (Philosophy of Mind) http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/sheffield.htm The McDonnell Project in Philosophy and the Neurosciences The McDonnell Project in Philosophy and the Neurosciences: An international project looking at issues at the intersection of philosophy and the neurosciences. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.sfu.ca/neurophilosophy/ Artur's Philosophy of Mind group Artur's Philosophy of Mind group: ICQ chat and forum on philosophy of mind, including the mind-body problem, free will, cognition, and perception. (Philosophy of Mind) http://web.icq.com/groups/group_details?gid=11992318 The Unity of Consciousness The Unity of Consciousness: History and philosophical accounts of unity of consciousness; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by Andrew Brook. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness-unity/ Dualism: Papers Dualism: Papers: Articles on dualism and parapsychology by John Beloff. (Philosophy of Mind) http://moebius.psy.ed.ac.uk/~dualism/papers/ Behavioral & Prints Archive Behavioral & Prints Archive: Articles on the subject of philosophy of mind. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.bbsonline.org/view-phil-mind.html Imagination, Mental Imagery, Consciousness and Cognition Imagination, Mental Imagery, Consciousness and Cognition: The science, philosophy, and history of imagination and mental imagery, and their relevance to the understanding of consciousness and cognition. Online articles, and many links. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/nthomas/index.htm PCID Philosophy of Mind Issue PCID Philosophy of Mind Issue: A special issue of the Open Source online journal Progress in Complexity, Information, and Design (PCID) containing eight essays outlining non-reductive theories of the mind. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.iscid.org/pcid/2003/2/3/pcid_contents_2003_2_3.php Mental Images: Philosophical Psychology Mental Images: Philosophical Psychology: Introductory and advanced material on the imagery debate, cognitive science, and metaphysical issues. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.gis.net/~tbirch Eliminative Materialism Eliminative Materialism: The view that some or all of the mental states posited by common-sense do not actually exist; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by William Ramsey. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/materialism-eliminative/ Multiple Realizability Multiple Realizability: Discusses the contention that a given mental kind (property, state, event) is realized by distinct physical kinds. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by John Bickle. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/multiple-realizability/ The Simulation Argument The Simulation Argument: Site examining the hypothesis that we are currently living in an "ancestor simulation" run by a future, post-human society. Includes papers and research links. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.simulation-argument.com/ Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography: Thousands of entries, categorized by subject matter. From David Chalmers. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/biblio.html Mental Representation Mental Representation: A mental representation is a mental object with semantic properties. According to the Representational Theory of Mind, psychological states are to be understood as relations between agents and mental representations. Article from the Stanford Encyclope (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-representation/ Daniel C. Dennett - publications and preprints. Daniel C. Dennett - publications and preprints.: This page makes available online versions of many recent (1987-1997) published and unpublished articles, and reviews, by this influential and unusually readable philosopher (and by some of his associates). (Philosophy of Mind) http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/pubpage.htm Arts & minds Arts & minds: Contains theory and essays by Mayer Spivack. Primarily emphasises human cognition, animal cognition, associative reasoning (syncretic reasoning), creativity, learning and learning disability. (Philosophy of Mind) http://artsandminds.typepad.com/artsandminds/ Behavior and Philosophy Behavior and Philosophy: A peer reviewed journal devoted to the philosophical, metaphysical, and methodological foundations of the study of behavior, brain, and mind. Articles from more recent volumes are available for free online. Published by the Cambridge Center for Behavioral (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.behavior.org/journals_BP/index.cfm?page=http%3A//www.behavior.org/journals_BP/BP_welcome.cfm The Pre-History of Cognitive Science The Pre-History of Cognitive Science: An annotated bibliography of the models of human cognition of Berkeley, Burton, Hobbes, and Locke. (More figures from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries are promised.) (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.rc.umd.edu/cstahmer/cogsci/ The Extended Mind The Extended Mind: This paper by Andy Clark and David Chalmers proposes an active externalist theory of mind - that when we use tools such as paper or computers to aid in our cognition, they become part of our minds. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/papers/extended.html Computing Machinery and Intelligence Computing Machinery and Intelligence: The classic 1950 article by Alan Turing on machine intelligence, where he introduces the famous Turing test. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.abelard.org/turpap/turpap.htm Experimental Work by Philosophers Experimental Work by Philosophers: Information about experimental data gathered by people working in the philosophy of mind. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.princeton.edu/~jknobe/ExperimentalPhilosophy.html Matter and Aither Matter and Aither: The man's presumptuousness considers always that the reality is only one, that accessible to his senses, his intellection and his instrumental of investigation tools. But the things are really so? In MatterAither the foundations of the real dualism (as ph (Philosophy of Mind) http://it.geocities.com/reason_v_psyche Parsimony and the Mind Parsimony and the Mind: The principle of parsimony and its application to the mind-body problem (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.tk421.net/essays/simple.html Panpsychism Panpsychism: The doctrine that mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists throughout the universe; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by William Seager. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/panpsychism/ Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona. Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona.: The main institutional center for Consciousness Studies. Host of the Tucson "Toward a Science of Consciousness" conferences, and periodically stages on-line courses on aspects of Consciousness Studies. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/ Epiphenomenalism Epiphenomenalism: Discusses the view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain, but have no effects upon any physical events. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by William S. Robinson. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epiphenomenalism/ Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Turing Test Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - The Turing Test: Proposal due to Alan Turing for a criterion of the presence of mind or consciousness; by Graham Oppy and David Dowe. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/turing-test/ Karl Jaspers Forum Karl Jaspers Forum: An electronic journal and discussion forum for foundational issues in psychology, psychopathology, the mind-brain relation and 'consciousness'. (Not especially focused on the ideas of Jaspers.) (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.douglashospital.qc.ca/fdg/kjf/ Stanford Encyclopedia - The Computational Theory of Mind Stanford Encyclopedia - The Computational Theory of Mind: The philosophical theory that the mind is, or functions like, a computer; by Steven Horst. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computational-mind/ Cognitive Science Cognitive Science: The interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by Paul Thagard.. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cognitive-science/ Argumentation Map: Do Computers Have to be Conscious to Think? Argumentation Map: Do Computers Have to be Conscious to Think?: Argumentation maps propose to map the detailed structure of major philosophical debates in graphical form. Portions of the map of the "Can Computers Think?" debate are now available online. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.macrovu.com/CCTHowItWork1.html A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind A Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind: Survey articles on key issues in the field, and an annotated bibliography. (Philosophy of Mind) http://host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/ The Philosophy and Future of AI The Philosophy and Future of AI: A personal perspective, with many links, from Artificial Intelligence researcher Mark Humphrys. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.compapp.dcu.ie/~humphrys/philosophy.html Simulation, Consciousness, Existence Simulation, Consciousness, Existence: A view on consciousness, universal existence, nothingness, reality. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/~hpm/project.archive/general.articles/1998/SimConEx.98.html Living philosophy from a modern thinker Living philosophy from a modern thinker: Includes a study of belief, mind, relativity, sign systems and matter. Philosophy is integrated with psychology and science. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.modern-thinker.co.uk Hyponoeticism - New Philosophy of Mind Hyponoeticism - New Philosophy of Mind: A New and Challenging Philosophy of Mind. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.hyponoesis.org/ Bibliography on the current debate on commonsense psychology Bibliography on the current debate on commonsense psychology: Folk psychology, "mindreading," eliminative materialism, functionalism, simulation theory, theory-theory, and autism. By Alexander Maeder. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/iwt/gk/kollegis/bibl_csp.html Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind: A comprehensive and up-to-date collection of definitions and brief scholarly discussions of key terms in the Philosophy of Mind. Also includes brief biographical sketches of important figures in cognitive science. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/ Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James: By Robert H. Wozniak, Bryn Mawr College. History of philosophical and scientific reactions to "the Cartesian impasse". Spanish translation available. (Philosophy of Mind) http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exhibitions/Mind/ The Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP). The Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP).: The leading U.S. organization for discussion between (analytic) philosophers and (mainly cognitively oriented) psychologists. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.hfac.uh.edu/cogsci/spp/spphp.html Squashed Descartes Squashed Descartes: Condensed edition of Descartes' 'Meditations', with study notes and glossary. (Philosophy of Mind) http://www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/squashed/descartes.htm Consciousness and Intentionality Consciousness and Intentionality: Discossion of the connection between phenomenal consciousness and intentionality; by Charles Siewert. (Philosophy of Mind) http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness-intentionality/ Exit Epiphenomenalism Exit Epiphenomenalism: Argues that epiphenomenalism, identity theory and parallellism are all incoherent. Unless one denies consciousness only dualistic interactionism and idealism remain viable. (Philosophy of Mind) http://members.lycos.nl/Kritisch/index-23.html