The Unexplained Intellect

Author : Christopher Mole
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317294672

Get Book

The Unexplained Intellect by Christopher Mole Pdf

The relationship between intelligent systems and their environment is at the forefront of research in cognitive science. The Unexplained Intellect: Complexity, Time, and the Metaphysics of Embodied Thought shows how computational complexity theory and analytic metaphysics can together illuminate long-standing questions about the importance of that relationship. It argues that the most basic facts about a mind cannot just be facts about mental states, but must include facts about the dynamic, interactive mental occurrences that take place when a creature encounters its environment. In a discussion that is organised into four clear parts, Christopher Mole begins by examining the mathematics of computational complexity, arguing that the results from complexity theory create a puzzle about how human intelligence could possibly be explained. Mole then uses the tools of analytic metaphysics to draw a distinction between mental states and dynamic mental entities, and shows that, in order to answer the complexity-theoretic puzzle, dynamic entities must be understood to be among the most basic of mental phenomena. The picture of the mind that emerges has important implications for our understanding of intelligence, of action, and of the mind’s relationship to the passage of time. The Unexplained Intellect is the first book to bring insights from the mathematics of computational complexity to bear in an enquiry into the metaphysics of the mind. It will be essential reading for scholars and researchers in the philosophy of mind and psychology, for cognitive scientists, and for those interested in the philosophical importance of complexity.

Author : Herbert Alan Davidson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Intellect
ISBN : 9780195074239

Get Book

Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes on Intellect by Herbert Alan Davidson Pdf

A study of problems revolving around the subject of intellect in the philosophies of Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, this book pays particular attention to the way in which these philosophers addressed the tangle of issues that grew up around the active intellect.

Author : Sam S. Souryal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317522645

Get Book

Ethics in Criminal Justice by Sam S. Souryal Pdf

Introducing the fundamentals of ethical theory, this text exposes the reader to the ways and means of making moral judgments by covering the teachings of the great philosophers, sources of criminal justice ethics and unethical patterns in the criminal justice system. It is presented from two perspectives: a thematic perspective that addresses ethical principles common to all components of the discipline, and an area-specific perspective that addresses the state of ethics in criminal justice in the fields of policing, corrections, and probation and parole. The fourth edition features expanded discussion of the formula of ethical discretion to enhance students’ understanding of ethics decision making in real-life situations, as well as a new chapter on the ethics of loyalty and loyalties in the workplace.

Author : Margaret Cameron
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429019593

Get Book

Philosophy of Mind in the Early and High Middle Ages by Margaret Cameron Pdf

Philosophy of Mind in the Early and High Middle Ages provides an outstanding overview to a tumultuous 900-year period of discovery, innovation, and intellectual controversy that began with the Roman senator Boethius (c480-524) and concluded with the Franciscan theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus (c1266-1308). Relatively neglected in philosophy of mind, this volume highlights the importance of philosophers such as Abelard, Duns Scotus, and the Persian philosopher and polymath Avicenna to the history of philosophy of mind. Following an introduction by Margaret Cameron, twelve specially commissioned chapters by an international team of contributors discuss key topics, thinkers and debates, including: mental perception; Avicenna and the intellectual abstraction of intelligibles; Duns Scotus; soul, will, and choice in Islamic and Jewish contexts; perceptual experience; the systematization of the passions; the complexity of the soul and the problem of unity; the phenomenology of immortality; morality; and the self. Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, medieval philosophy, and the history of philosophy, Philosophy of Mind in the Early and High Middle Ages is also a valuable resource for those in related disciplines such as Religion.

Author : Rowland Stout
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-02
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192538093

Get Book

Process, Action, and Experience by Rowland Stout Pdf

There has been a philosophical upheaval recently in our understanding of the metaphysics of the mind. The philosophy of mind and action has traditionally treated its subject matter as consisting of states and events, and completely ignored the category of ongoing process. So the mental things that happen - experiences and actions - have been taken to be completed events and not ongoing processes. But events by their very nature as completed wholes are never present to the agent or subject; only ongoing processes can be present to a subject in the way required for conscious experience and practical self-knowledge. This suggests that a proper understanding of processes is required to understand subjective experience and agency. This volume explores the possibility and advantages of taking processes to be the subject matter of the philosophy of mind and action. The central defining feature of the process argument is its use of the progressive (as opposed to perfective) aspect. But beyond this, philosophers working on the metaphysics of processes do not agree. The contributors to this volume take up this argument in the metaphysics of processes. Are processes continuants? Are they particulars at all, or should we rather be thinking of process activity as a kind of stuff? Process, Action, and Experience considers whether practical reasoning and practical self-knowledge require thinking of action in process terms, and it considers arguments for the processive nature of conscious experience.

Author : Sophie Archer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351202091

Get Book

Salience by Sophie Archer Pdf

Salience is both central to human life and relatively underexplored as a philosophical topic. Whether it bothers you that the picture on your wall is wonky, whose advice you should take, whether you notice the homeless person at your feet as you squeeze your way down Oxford Street: these are all a function of salience. Salience is clearly of significance for a broad range of philosophical problems but rarely, if ever, has salience itself been the theme. This volume makes it so in an attempt to learn more about the place of salience in philosophy. All 13 chapters have been specially commissioned for this volume, and are written by an international team of leading philosophers. Salience: A Philosophical Inquiry is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind and psychology, epistemology, and ethics. It will also be of interest to those in related subjects such as psychology, politics, and law.

Author : Paul Silva Jr.,Luis R.G. Oliveira
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000568851

Get Book

Propositional and Doxastic Justification by Paul Silva Jr.,Luis R.G. Oliveira Pdf

This volume features original essays that advance debates on propositional and doxastic justification and explore how these debates shape and are shaped by a range of established and emerging topics in contemporary epistemology. This is the first book-length project devoted to the distinction between propositional and doxastic justification. Notably, the contributors cover the relationship between propositional and doxastic justification and group belief, credence, commitment, suspension, faith, and hope. They also consider state-of-the-art work on knowledge-first approaches to justification, hinge-epistemology, moral and practical reasons for belief, epistemic normativity, and applications of formal epistemology to traditional epistemological disputes. Finally, the contributors promise to reinvigorate old epistemological debates on coherentism, externalism, internalism, and phenomenal conservatism. Propositional and Doxastic Justification will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in epistemology, metaethics, and normativity.

Author : Sarah Robins,John Symons,Paco Calvo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 819 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780429521355

Get Book

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology by Sarah Robins,John Symons,Paco Calvo Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology, Second Edition is an invaluable guide and major reference source to the key topics, problems, concepts, and debates in philosophy of psychology and is the first companion of its kind. A team of renowned international contributors provide forty-eight chapters, organized into six clear parts: Historical background to philosophy of psychology Psychological explanation Cognition and representation The biological basis of psychology Perceptual experience Personhood. The Companion covers key topics, such as the origins of experimental psychology; folk psychology; behaviorism and functionalism; philosophy, psychology and neuroscience; the language of thought, modularity, nativism, and representational theories of mind; consciousness and the senses; dreams, emotion, and temporality; personal identity; and the philosophy of psychopathology. For the second edition, six new chapters have been added to address the following important topics: belief and representation in nonhuman animals; prediction error minimization; contemporary neuroscience; plant neurobiology; epistemic judgment; and group cognition. Essential reading for all students of philosophy of mind, science, and psychology, The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Psychology will also be of interest to anyone studying psychology and its related disciplines.

Author : Melissa Martin Ellis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781440512568

Get Book

101 Ways to Find a Ghost by Melissa Martin Ellis Pdf

"A proven investigator in her own right, Melissa offers the novice those needed insights and suggestions only hands-on experience can give you." --Andrew Laird, Founder, The Rhode Island Paranormal Research Group Ghost-hunting expert Melissa Martin Ellis has seen, felt, and sensed it all. And now, thanks to this guide, you too can part the veil between us and the mysterious world on the other side. Whether you want to track down and record spirits or you're just intrigued as to whether or not these phantasms really do exist, Ellis will guide your exploration of paranormal activity. It's easier than ever to detect and even communicate with ghosts...if you're prepared for what you may find.

Author : Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopaidi,Constantinos Athanasopoulos,Alexandros Chouliaras,Georgi Kapriev,Antoine Lévy,Ivana Noble
Publisher : ST MAXIM THE GREEK INSTITUTE
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9791221305807

Get Book

Analogia by Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopaidi,Constantinos Athanasopoulos,Alexandros Chouliaras,Georgi Kapriev,Antoine Lévy,Ivana Noble Pdf

Analogia is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the scholarly exposition and discussion of the theological principles of the Christian faith. A distinguishing feature of this journal will be the effort to advance a dialogue between Orthodox Christianity and the views and concerns of Western modes of theological and philosophical thought. A key secondary objective is to provide a scholarly context for the further examination and study of common Christian sources. Though theological and philosophical topics of interest are the primary focus of the journal, the content of Analogia will not be restricted to material that originates exclusively from these disciplines. Insofar as the journal seeks to cultivate theological discourse and engagement with the urgent challenges and questions posed by modernity, topics from an array of disciplines will also be considered, including the natural and social sciences. As such, solicited and unsolicited submissions of high academic quality containing topics of either a theological or interdisciplinary nature will be encouraged. In an effort to facilitate dialogue, provision will be made for peer-reviewed critical responses to articles that deal with high-interest topics. Analogia strives to provide an interdisciplinary forum wherein Christian theology is further explored and assumes the role of an interlocutor with the multiplicity of difficulties facing modern humanity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Computer simulation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001496707

Get Book

Modeling and Simulation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Scott Soames
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780691229188

Get Book

The World Philosophy Made by Scott Soames Pdf

How philosophy transformed human knowledge and the world we live in Philosophical investigation is the root of all human knowledge. Developing new concepts, reinterpreting old truths, and reconceptualizing fundamental questions, philosophy has progressed—and driven human progress—for more than two millennia. In short, we live in a world philosophy made. In this concise history of philosophy's world-shaping impact, Scott Soames demonstrates that the modern world—including its science, technology, and politics—simply would not be possible without the accomplishments of philosophy. Firmly rebutting the misconception of philosophy as ivory-tower thinking, Soames traces its essential contributions to fields as diverse as law and logic, psychology and economics, relativity and rational decision theory. Beginning with the giants of ancient Greek philosophy, The World Philosophy Made chronicles the achievements of the great thinkers, from the medieval and early modern eras to the present. It explores how philosophy has shaped our language, science, mathematics, religion, culture, morality, education, and politics, as well as our understanding of ourselves. Philosophy's idea of rational inquiry as the key to theoretical knowledge and practical wisdom has transformed the world in which we live. From the laws that govern society to the digital technology that permeates modern life, philosophy has opened up new possibilities and set us on more productive paths. The World Philosophy Made explains and illuminates as never before the inexhaustible richness of philosophy and its influence on our individual and collective lives.

Author : A. Issar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN : UOM:39015034433352

Get Book

From Primeval Chaos to Infinite Intelligence by A. Issar Pdf

An examination of some of the philosophical and physical aspects of the nature of information. Chapters discuss such areas as entropy, quantum physics and evolution.

Author : Charles Arthur Mercier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Mind and body
ISBN : UOM:39015066937080

Get Book

The Nervous System and the Mind by Charles Arthur Mercier Pdf

Author : Brian Boxer Wachler, MD
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781608684755

Get Book

Perceptual Intelligence by Brian Boxer Wachler, MD Pdf

The Secret Behind Our Perceptions Finally Revealed! Why do we gravitate to products endorsed by celebrities? Why does time seem to go by faster as we get older? Why are some athletes perpetual winners and others losers? Exploring the brain’s ability to interpret and make sense of the world, Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler describes how your perception can be reality or fantasy and how to separate the two, which is the basis of improving your Perceptual Intelligence (PI). With concrete examples and case studies, Dr. Brian (as he’s known to his patients) explains why our senses do not always match reality and how we can influence the world around us through perceptions, inward and outward. By fine-tuning your PI, you can better understand what’s really going on and make more insightful decisions in your life.