Irrationality
Published: Jan. 22, 2025
This
Element
surveys
contemporary
philosophical
and
psychological
work
on
various
forms
of
irrationality:
akrasia,
strange
beliefs,
implicit
bias.
It
takes
up
several
questions
in
an
effort
to
better
illuminate
these
more
maligned
aspects
human
behaviour
cognition:
what
is
rationality?
Why
it
irrational
act
against
one's
judgement?
Could
ever
be
rational
do
so?
What's
going
wrong
with
beliefs
conspiracy
theories,
those
arising
from
self-deception,
or
which
are
classed
as
delusional?
Might
some
them
fact
appropriate
responses
evidence?
Are
biases
when
they
conflict
our
avowed
beliefs?
Or
might
insofar
track
social
realities?
Language: Английский
Personal Identity and the Self
Published: Nov. 29, 2024
What
are
we?
owns
our
thoughts
and
experiences?
Are
we
anything
at
all?
After
an
introduction,
Section
2
assesses
a
'no-bearer'
theory
of
experience,
the
'no-self'
contention
that
self-representations
about
no
real
entity,
before
introducing
positive
hypothesis
objects
self-representations:
'animalist'
claim
biological
organisms.
3
discusses
classic
challenge
to
animalism
brain
transplantation
is
something
could
survive
but
animal
survive.
This
introduces
alternatives
animalism,
as
well
animalist
responses,
including
one
which
questions
assumption
psychology
irrelevant
organism
persistence.
4
surveys
'thinking
parts'
problem
conjoined
twinning
commisurotomy,
also
considered
problematic
for
animalism.
The
interpretation
these
cases
revisits
bearers
self-representation,
relation
biology
psychology.
title
available
Open
Access
on
Cambridge
Core.
Language: Английский
Bayesian Models of the Mind
Published: Jan. 30, 2025
Bayesian
decision
theory
is
a
mathematical
framework
that
models
reasoning
and
decision-making
under
uncertain
conditions.
The
paradigm
originated
as
of
how
people
should
operate,
not
they
actually
operate.
Nevertheless,
cognitive
scientists
increasingly
use
it
to
describe
the
actual
workings
human
mind.
Over
past
few
decades,
science
has
produced
impressive
mental
activity.
postulate
certain
processes
conform,
or
approximately
norms.
offered
within
have
illuminated
numerous
phenomena,
such
perception,
motor
control,
navigation.
This
Element
provides
self-contained
introduction
foundations
science.
It
then
explores
what
we
can
learn
about
mind
from
by
scientists.
Language: Английский
The Limits of the Armchair: Boyle on Transparency and Reflection
European Journal of Philosophy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 22, 2025
Abstract
This
review
article
makes
some
critical
points
about
Boyle's
Transparency
and
Reflection
.
These
focus
on
(1)
‘pre‐reflective
awareness’
of
mental
states,
(2)
the
existence
nature
‘the
subject’
experience.
Language: Английский
Enhancing the Imago Dei: Can a Christian Be a Transhumanist?
Christian bioethics Non-Ecumenical Studies in Medical Morality,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
28(1), P. 76 - 93
Published: Jan. 14, 2022
Abstract
Transhumanism
is
an
ideology
that
embraces
the
use
of
various
forms
biotechnology
to
enhance
human
beings
toward
emergence
a
“posthuman”
kind.
In
this
article,
I
contrast
some
foundational
tenets
with
those
Christianity,
primarily
focusing
on
their
respective
anthropologies—that
is,
diverse
understandings
whether
there
essential
nature
shared
by
all
persons
and,
if
so,
certain
features
may
be
intentionally
altered
in
ways
contribute
how
each
views
flourishing.
A
central
point
difference
concerns
Transhumanists’
aim
attaining
“substrate
independence”
for
mind,
such
one’s
consciousness
could
uploaded
into
cybernetic
environment.
Christian
anthropology,
other
hand,
considers
embodiment,
its
characteristics
vulnerability
and
finitude,
feature
nature—hence,
Christians’
belief
bodily
resurrection.
Despite
Christianity
having
fundamental
differences,
contend
Christians
support
moderate
enhancement
oriented
supporting
our
flourishing
as
living,
sentient,
social,
rational
animals.
Language: Английский