by Jeff Drake | Feb 10, 2024 | Information
Can information exist without a mind?
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 | Nov 7, 2020 | Philosophy of Mind, Science
The question, “What is consciousness” remains at the top of a list of the 12 or so most important scientific questions that remain to be answered. As a result, there are a lot of people working on trying to find an answer to this question in a variety of fields:...
by Jeff Drake | Nov 6, 2020 | Philosophy of Mind
[Note: I wrote this paper in 2017 as the final assignment in my “Intro to Philosophy of Mind” class. It is meant to be “introductory”, so it is very high-level.] Getting a Grip On Reality: Towards a Holistic Ontology From the ancient Greeks to...
by Jeff Drake | Nov 30, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Philosophy of Mind
Professor Alva Noe lays out his challenge to those of us seeking an answer to the question, “What is consciousness?” According to Noe, the foundation used by neuroscience today to answer this question is “highly questionable”. [The following is...
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, 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...
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...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 24, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Philosophy of Mind
PLEASE NOTE: I lied. Sorry. I was sure I could complete Alva Noe’s discussion of the Grand Illusion in one final blog post on the subject, but I know now that this isn’t possible without making this post improperly long, …
by Jeff Drake | Oct 23, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Philosophy of Mind
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...
by Jeff Drake | Oct 22, 2019 | Alva Noe's Philosophical Concepts, Philosophy of Mind
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. I urge you to...
by Jeff Drake | Jun 26, 2019 | Book Report, Philosophy of Mind, Physics, Science
[Please read Dr. Thomas’ first book, “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Physics of Consciousness” before reading this book, if at all possible. It’s not absolutely necessary, but hey, it’s only 99 cents!] I’m going to admit up front for this...
by Jeff Drake | Jun 2, 2019 | Philosophy of Mind
I sometimes feel that my brain is a sieve. So much of the material I read just passes through my head without sticking at all. It’s probably due to my age aggravated by the sometimes rather obtuse material I am...
