Philosophy of Mind

How to Think Two Thoughts at Once

我们倾向于认为你一次只能有一个想法。你可以在不同的想法之间快速切换,或者你可以一个接一个地想很多想法,但你不能同时想一个以上的想法。这是一个错误。有一种方法可以同时考虑两个想法。

Dennett vs. Papineau on Consciousness

大卫·帕皮诺(David Papineau)和丹·丹尼特(Dan Dennett)都是著名的唯物主义者(唯物主义认为,意识可以用物质和神经元功能来完全解释),那么为什么帕皮诺要对丹尼特的书《从细菌到巴赫和Back》(From Bacteria to Bach and Back)进行评论呢?

Is Consciousness an Illusion?

Prominent philosophers go head to head inthisNew York Review of Bookspiece. Thomas Nagel writes a critical review of Daniel Dennett's new bookFrom Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds.

The Mind-Body Problem, Part 1: Substance Dualism

You have a mind and you have a body. What’s the connection between the two? All of us are aware of our physical being—our bodies—and we also have an immediate experience of our mental states—our thoughts, emotions, and sensations—but figuring out the relation between these has not been easy.

Does Language Affect Thought?

Does language affect the way you think about the world?