Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976) was a British philosopher of mind and language best known for his book The Concept of Mind. He developed a novel argument against Cartesian dualism, which he called “the ...

Cognitive dualism offers a defensible conception of theism, and Scruton is right to endorse it. However, he retains a commitment to the ontological dualism it is his purpose to reject, and this leads ...

Unlike Western dualism, which is between mind and matter, Samkhyan dualism is between self and matter—with “matter” encompassing most of what Westerners would consider “mind” (intellect, ego, emotions ...

The brain in a jar is a different inquiry than traditional questions about artificial intelligence. The brain in a jar asks whether thinking requires a thinker. The possibility of artificial ...

What is the relation between the mind (thoughts, perceptions, sensations, emotions) and the physical body? The traditional answer, assumed by all religions that believe in an afterlife, is dualism: ...

Theoria: An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, SEGUNDA EPOCA, Vol. 28, No. 2(77) (May 2013), pp. 257-264 (8 pages) A recent focus of Philip Kitcher's research has ...

The status of consciousness is the central concern of a philosophy of mind. The course takes as its point of departure a reflection upon the nature and significance of consciousness from the ...

Philosophy has always been humanity’s go-to guide for tackling life’s biggest questions. Be it pondering the meaning of existence, exploring morality, or figuring out how to live well, philosophers ...

A TRANSLATION of Deussen’s Philosophy of the Upanishads 1 will be welcomed by all who have been familiar with this learned work in the original, and who hold it important that more accurate notions of ...

Last month the CSU Bakersfield Philosophy Club, which is run by students, asked me to come out of retirement and lecture on the afterlife, my longtime academic specialty. The enthusiastic organizer, ...