Paul Austin MurphyA Deflationary View of Information in PhysicsThis essay tackles the notion of information as it’s used by physicists.18h ago18h ago
Paul Austin MurphyBertrand 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…2d ago12d 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…3d ago13d ago1
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 19Jun 19
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
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyAnil Seth: Consciousness ≠ Integrated InformationIntegrated information theorists postulate a literal identity between consciousness and integrated information. The British neuroscientist…May 301May 301
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyRudolf Carnap: Truth Is Relative to Convention“The conditions of the truth of sentences in a system need not be found outside the system [or convention], but must be provided within…May 254May 254
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyCarlo Rovelli vs Panpsychism: “Each atom must be a proto-cyclist.”“It is like saying that since a bicycle is made of atoms, then each atom must be a proto-cyclist.” — Carlo RovelliMay 225May 225