Giving bluesky a go! To tell the void that my latest article, '"Mind" and "Mental": Extended, Pluralistic, Eliminated' was just accepted in Synthese, arguing we should get rid of the concept of mind and category mental because they are confused, confusing, and harmful philsci-archive.pitt.edu/24024/
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Nice! Why assume that there is one right way to taxonomize cell types any more than there is one correct species concept? This article alights on the metaphor of a cell “atlas.” An atlas can show topography, political boundaries, population. What taxonomies are useful for what? 🌱🐋🦋🦫🧪 #PhilSci
Scientists have more information than ever on how cells differ — but they still resist easy grouping. Scientists have more information than ever on how cells differ — but they still resist easy groupi...
It’s here! And it’s so pink! And I can finally put to use the two stuffed possums I have in my office!
How philosophy of biology can help comparative psychology: new (open access) from @aliboyle6 and me. To study which species have episodic memory, we need some idea of what it might have evolved to do, but this is trickier than many think... rdcu.be/dUgSM (1/4)
My condolences to anyone who studies the effects of debates on presidential elections, your identification strategy just got fucked
What does the inability to form mental images say about episodic memory? Today at the Memory Palace, Margherita Arcangeli (Institut Jean Nicod) explores this question and shares her fantastic research on memory and aphantasia. open.substack.com/pub/thememor...
Margherita Arcangeli (Institut Jean Nicod)
How can we validate tests for consciousness outside adult humans? Bayne et al recently proposed: by studying how potential tests correlate in different populations. But which populations should we start with? @birchlse Liz Paul and I say: other animals authors.elsevier.com/a/1jeMN_V1r-...
Frans de Waal had a huge influence on me in the early stages of my career and I was very sad to hear of his passing. My friend and mentor Kristin Andrews just published this lovely tribute. Wish I’d had the chance to meet him.
Frans de Waal (1948-2024) transformed our understanding of primate cognition and social behavior, shaping the perspectives of scientists, philosophers, and the general public through his groundbreakin...