I still have a few more posts on Dewey that I want to put up that lead to an exciting model of cultural evolution, but Carl’s comment to my last post inspired me to write something more about the mind. Carl pointed out how metaphorical my description was, presumably he is making the point that [...]
All posts tagged Consciousness
Does anything like a mind exist?
Posted by Jeff Carreira on January 12, 2010
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2010/01/12/does-anything-like-a-mind-exist/
Ultimate vs. Relative Intelligence
In response to my last post Brian asked, “Does your stated belief in ‘higherness’ include an obligation to live in accordance with it? If so, what does that look like?” It is a fair question and one that I will attempt to answer – at least with my understanding at this point. First of all [...]
Posted by Jeff Carreira on August 30, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/08/30/ultimate-vs-relative-intelligence/
William James, The Stream of Consciousness and Freewill
The view that I presented in my last post is very similar to the ideas of consciousness and attention expressed by William James. James was trained as a medical doctor at Harvard University and became generally recognized as the first psychologist in America and his first and arguably most significant written work was “The Principles [...]
Posted by Jeff Carreira on May 25, 2009
http://evolutionaryphilosophy.com/2009/05/25/william-james-the-stream-of-consciousness-and-freewill/
