But usually transplantation programmes do not pay any attention to the factor that Schumaker’s sister mentioned. They do not exclude convicted felons, even those who are still imprisoned. Guidance from the US organ transplantation network UNOS says that “status as…
We are excited about the next Neural Mechanisms webinar. As always, it is free. You can find information about how and when to join the webinar below or at the Neural Mechanisms website—where you can also join sign up for…
Eugenio Petrovich and Brains partner Marco Viola are surveying philosophers about the interaction between philosophy and neuroscience for a project titled “Philosophy and/with/of Science” funded by the University of Siena. You are welcome to share the survey with other philosophers….
Perhaps the real problem here isn’t that ethicists aren’t attending to the climate emergency but that academia in general is disconnected from the political decisions that make a real difference in the world. This is a problem even for ethicists…
This justification is quite different from the reasons that were initially provided for excluding Djokovic from the country. Oversea travellers to Victoria must either be double vaccinated or have a valid medical exemption to this vaccine requirement. Court documents and…
You have surely heard about cultural differences in reasoning, how people can fabricate reasons when asked to explain one of their decisions, and how many people seem systematically susceptible to reasoning errors. Much of this research was contributed by Richard…
Italian Association of Cognitive Science (AISC) midterm conference 2022 June 22-24, 2022 – University of Parma Overview Paper presentations will be 30 minutes long including discussion. Abstracts should be written in English and should not exceed 500 words including references….
Our wonderful participants in this roundtable are John Doris (Cornell), Chandra Sripada (Michigan) and Robyn Waller (Iona). Join us for a really fun discussion about the ways that philosophical and scientific models of agency interact, the ways that agency can…
There are many corrosive forms of discrimination. But one of the most dangerous is the bias in favour of consciousness, and the consequent denigration of the unconscious. We see it everywhere. It’s not surprising. For when we’re unreflective – which…
Although it may initially seem unappealing to assign intentions and beliefs to things that may only be metaphorical agents, it does not seem that odd. Institutions, such as the WHO, certainly behave as if they are capable of forming intentions…
“Frankly, we don’t know exactly what you’ll find,” the symposium’s website admitted, “but we know it will leave you thinking, ‘Yep, that was definitely a symposium dedicated to the 2017 film titled The Boss Baby.’” In the movie, the suit-and-tie-wearing,…
Submissions may take one of two formats: (1) a paper not to exceed 8 double-spaced pages; (2) an abstract not to exceed 2 double-spaced pages. Some may find that Format 1 better suits philosophy submissions and Format 2 better suits…
It’s hard to convey the full depth and range of the trauma, the chaos and the indignity that people are being subjected to – while Modi and his allies tell us not to complain Listening to the women who alleged…
HK: I disagree with you on the idea that everyone can have a vaccine if they want to because they’re available for everyone. It assumes an equality that doesn’t exist. Maybe by law and maybe technically they’re available, but as I…
