by Jeff Drake | Oct 29, 2019 | Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
Why do neuroscientists insist on sticking with a theory of consciousness that is based on an error? I think we can all thank Rene Descartes for leading us into this fine mess! [The following discussion is based on information that can be found fully described in Alva...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 28, 2019 | Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
This post continues the discussion I began in “Alva Noe’s Philosophical Concepts 2.” This discussion has to do with Alva’s chapter titled, “Looking Into the Head.” I do recommend that you read this series of posts in order, beginning with 1. The following discussion...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 27, 2019 | Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
Here, Professor Noe takes us into a deep dive of something called “neural plasticity.” This post continues the discussion I began in “Alva Noe’s Philosophical Concepts 3.” I do recommend that you read this series of posts in order, beginning with 1, to get...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 26, 2019 | Philosophy of Mind
Every student of the philosophy of mind must at some point, preferably early on in their studies, come face-to-face with the “Grand Illusion.” Professor Noe does a superb job of explaining the illusion to us. This post continues the discussion I began in...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 26, 2019 | Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
The following discussion is based on information that can be found fully described in Alva Noe’s book, Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not Your Brain and Other Lessons from the Biology of Consciousness and Alva Noe’s article from 2002, Is the Visual World a Grand...
