Tag: Animal Mind

Back View of a Primitive Prehistoric Neanderthal Child in Animal Skin Draws Animals and Abstracts on the Walls at Night. Creating First Cave Art with Petroglyphs, Rock Paintings Illuminated by Fire.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
August 29, 2024

Categorized
Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Neuroscience, Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Animal Mind, Kristin Andrews on animal consciousness, Mirror test}

The Hard Problem of Consciousness Remains Inescapable

_{Neuroscientist Francisco Aboitiz starts by offering to tell us how consciousness evolved but then makes a critical concession} _{Denyse O'Leary
August 29, 2024

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Animal mind, Human exceptionalism, Neuroscience, Panpsychism, Philosophy of Mind}

Aboitiz concludes, “In the end, the dualistic dilemma between subjective experience and mechanistic explanations seems to me inescapable.” Read More ›

Be Reasonable written in neon on a brick wall

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Michael Egnor
Date
May 24, 2019

Categorized
Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Animal Mind, Atheism, Featured, Justin E.H. Smith, Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind, reason}

An Atheist Argues Against Reason

_{And thinks it is the reasonable thing to do} _{Michael Egnor
May 24, 2019

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Natural Intelligence, Philosophy of Mind}

Justin Smith is leading the way to the abandonment of rationality. There’s not a shred of reason in his essay.