The alleged for-me-ness or mineness of conscious experience has been the topic of considerable debate in recent phenomenology and philosophy of mind. By considering a series of objections to the notion of for-me-ness, or to a properly robust construal of it, this paper attempts to clarify to what the notion is committed and to what it is not committed. This exercise results in the emergence of ...

Most contemporary philosophers of mind claim to be in search of a ‘naturalistic’ theory. However, when we look more closely, we find that there are a number of different and even conflicting ideas of what would count as a ‘naturalization’ of the mind. This article attempts to show what various naturalistic philosophies of mind have in common, and also how they differ from one another. Additiona...

The alleged for-me-ness or mineness of conscious experience has been the topic of considerable debate in recent phenomenology and philosophy of mind. By considering a series of objections to the notion of for-me-ness, or to a properly robust construal of it, this paper attempts to clarify to what the notion is committed and to what it is not committed. This exercise results in the emergence of ...

A fundamental ªrst step in exploring the nature of mind, from a scientiªc point of view, is to reject the premise that the mind appeared suddenly as a result of spectacular intervention. The nature of mind must be understood on the basis of its origin, the process of its becoming, by the biological mechanism of trial and error endlessly at work. The mind, or what I shall refer to as the " mindn...

The paper will discuss the extended mind thesis with a view to the notions of “agent” and of “mind”, while helping to clarify the relation between “embodiment” and the “extended mind”. I will suggest that the extended mind thesis constitutes a reductio ad absurdum of the notion of ‘mind’; the consequence of the extended mind debate should be to drop the notion of the mind altogether – rather th...

Pete Mandik’s This is Philosophy of Mind is the latest addition to the ‘‘introduction to the philosophy of mind textbook’’ literature. It is a welcome addition, as Mandik offers readers an encompassing, up-to-date and engagingly written textbook. The objective of This is Philosophy of Mind is to communicate to a wider audience the fascinating and challenging ideas discussed in contemporary phil...

It is a great privilege to be asked to give a lecture named for Jim Leitzel. Jim and Joan were both members of Ohio State’s Department of Mathematics for 25 years. They left Ohio State in 1990, but their influence on our mathematics department and university is still felt in significant ways today. Joan’s leadership of the University of New Hampshire and, more generally, in higher education, is...

Objectives: The aim of the course is to introduce students to the field of intuitive mathematics. In particular, students will learn about natural mathematical skills, primarily in humans, and the evidence that illuminates them. Students will also be introduced to the idea that our mathematical ability is part of our universal human nature, and a product of evolution by natural selection. Stude...

SALV. The constant activity which you Venetians display in your famous arsenal suggests to the studious mind a large field for investigation, especially that part of the work which involves mechanics; for in this department all types of instruments and machines are constantly being constructed by many artisans, among whom there must be some who, partly by inherited experience and partly by thei...

IF WE KNOW that intelligence is emotional, then it just makes sense to use visceral hooks. If we know that intelligence is nurturable, then it just makes sense to create rich environments. If we know that intelligence is constructed, then it just makes sense to provide tools for the mind. If we know that intelligence is experiential, then it just makes sense to challenge through doing. If we kn...