Merleau-Ponty and Perception
June 7, 2026
For French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty, everything we perceive takes the form of a shape. You…
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Elizabeth Anscombe
May 10, 2026
Elizabeth Anscombe made hugely influential contributions to contemporary action theory, moral theory, and philosophy of…
How to Do Things With Your Mind
March 29, 2026
We all engage in mental actions of various kinds, whether it’s planning the coming week,…
What Is Addiction?
March 15, 2026
People who are addicted to substances display a puzzling behavior: they keep using even when…
Mind Sharing
December 21, 2025
Mind reading might sound like the stuff of science fiction. But in philosophy and psychology,…
Gilbert Ryle and the Map of the Mind
November 30, 2025
Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976) was a British philosopher of mind and language best known for his…
In Awe of Wonder
October 19, 2025
Descartes said that the purpose of wonderment is “to enable us to learn and retain…
Making and Breaking Habits
October 12, 2025
We often hear that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” The idea seems…
Elisabeth of Bohemia
October 5, 2025
Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia is best known for her correspondence with René Descartes. In her letters,…
The Power of Prediction
May 11, 2025
You’re standing at the top of a mountain, surveying the vast landscape below. The information…
The Legacy of Freud
May 5, 2024
Did you really want to eat that last piece of cake, or were you secretly…
What Has Replaced Freud?
August 6, 2023
Although the concept that we can have thoughts and desires hidden from consciousness can be…
Pet Ethics
November 6, 2022
Many of us, even the staunchest animal activists, usually take it for granted that keeping…
Conscious Machines
June 5, 2022
Computers have already surpassed us in their ability to perform certain cognitive tasks. Perhaps it…
Philosophy of Sleep
March 17, 2019
“Blessed are the sleepy ones,” writes Nietzsche, “for they shall soon drop off.” Sleep is…
Altered States
March 3, 2019
Aldous Huxley explains his conception of the brain as a “reducing valve” of consciousness in…
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