Paul Austin MurphyWittgenstein on Why the Liar Paradox Belongs to a Language Game(i) Introduction (ii) On the Liar Paradox as a Language Game (iii) The Liar Paradox Was Created, Not Found19h ago19h ago
Paul Austin MurphyPhysics and the Philosophy of Intrinsic Properties(i) Introduction (ii) David Lewis on Intrinsic Properties (iii) Philip Goff on Intrinsic Nature (iv) Did Bertrand Russell Reject Intrinsic…1d ago1d ago
Paul Austin MurphyDid Daniel Dennett Believe that Qualia Are Real?According to Owen Flanagan, Daniel Dennett happily accepted that there is a way things seem to us. However, is that the same thing as…3d ago13d ago1
Paul Austin MurphyA Deflationary View of Information in PhysicsThis essay tackles the notion of information as it’s used by physicists.5d ago35d ago3
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyBertrand Russell: “The only way to find out what philosophy is, is to do philosophy.”The English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) believed that when it comes to definitions of the word ‘philosophy’ (as well as to…6d ago16d ago1
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyA Naturalist Account of Phenomenology: Qualia and How Things Seem To UsThis essay is about Owen Flanagan’s naturalist account of phenomenology. More specifically, it tackles various phenomenological accounts of…Jun 242Jun 242
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyOn Consciousness and Intelligence: Is It Mainly About Definitions?This essay is on the importance — and relevance — of definitions when it comes to debates about consciousness and intelligence. (As mainly…Jun 191Jun 191
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyCarlo Rovelli on the Religious Critics of ScienceThe theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli writes: “The world is full of people who say that they have The Truth. [] There is always someone…Jun 164Jun 164
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyAnil Seth: Intelligence ≠ Consciousness ≠ IntelligenceThe critics of both panpsychism and integrated information theory (IIT) rely on an implicit— although sometimes explicit — strong…Jun 10Jun 10
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyNeuroscientist Anil Seth Links Panpsychism To Integrated Information Theory(i) Introduction (ii) Integrated Information Theory and Panpsychism (iii) David Chalmers on Conscious Thermostats (iv) Is Information…Jun 21Jun 21