by Jeff Drake | Sep 14, 2022 | Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
It occurred to me that for those who may have gotten lost, stymied, confused, etc., by my series of posts about philosopher Alva Noe’s concepts about consciousness, it may be worthwhile to recount some of the conclusions I have reached about consciousness after having...
by Jeff Drake | Dec 31, 2021 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Science
Dr. Alva Noe is a philosopher at the University of Berkeley in California. Alva is also a noted author whose research and teaching focus on the philosophy of mind (perception, consciousness) and the philosophy of art. It was one year …
by Jeff Drake | Oct 29, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, 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 …
by Jeff Drake | Oct 28, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, 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,...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 27, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, 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...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 26, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, 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...
