Some people think that skill and expertise is unreflective and flow-like. Others disagree. They think that skillful and expert actions often accompany (or even require) reflection. In this post, I give you excerpts from well-known proponents of each view and try to clarify their disagreement. Continue reading The Roles of Intuition & Reflection in Skill & Expertise
Tag: Philosophy of Mind
Why Critical Reasoning Might Not Require Self-knowledge
I recently reread Tyler Burge’s “Our Entitlement to Self-knowledge” (1996). Burge argues that our capacity for critical reasoning entails a capacity for self-knowledge.
Like a lot of philosophy, this paper is barely connected to the relevant science. So when I find myself disagreeing with the authors’ assumptions, I’m not sure whether the disagreement matters. After all, we might disagree because we have different, unfalsifiable intuitions. But if we disagree about facts, then it matters: one of us is demonstrably wrong. In this post I will articulate my disagreement. I will also try to figure out whether it matters. Continue reading Why Critical Reasoning Might Not Require Self-knowledge
Free, online conference on the philosophy and science of mind!
The Minds Online conference starts today, has three week-long, and ends on September 29th. So mark your calendars and set aside some time to read and comment.
You will find that each Minds Online session has a keynote and a few contributed papers ā each contributed paper with its own invited commenters. Papers are posted for advanced reading the Saturday before their session. And public commenting for each session runs from Monday (8am, EST) to Friday.
To be notified when papers go up, subscribe by email (in the menu) or to the Minds OnlineĀ post RSS feed to receive be notified when papers go up. You can also subscribe to the Minds OnlineĀ comment RSS feedĀ to stay apprised of comments.
Conference hashtag:Ā #MindsOnline2017. The full program is below: Continue reading Free, online conference on the philosophy and science of mind!
Christine Korsgaard on Reflection and Reflective Endorsement
Christine Korsgaard’sĀ Sources of Normativity is one of the most impressive pieces of philosophy I’ve ever read. There are many, many reasons to read the book. Right now I am reading it because I want to understand Korsgaard’s view of reflective reasoning. SheĀ thinks that reflective reasoning is important for all of morality āĀ #NBD. And her notion of ‘reflective’ is very similar to cognitive scientists’, but not the same. In this post, I explain Korsgaards’ view and how it differs from cognitive scientists’. Continue reading Christine Korsgaard on Reflection and Reflective Endorsement
What Christopher Peacocke means by ‘Reflective Self-consciousness’
Christopher PeacockeāsĀ The Mirror of the WorldĀ (2014) is largely about self-consciousness. In the book, Peacocke distinguishes āreflectiveā self-consciousness from other kinds of self-consciousness. In this post, I will try to understand what Peacocke means by āreflectiveā. Spoiler: it is not what I and many other philosphers mean by ‘reflective’. Continue reading What Christopher Peacocke means by ‘Reflective Self-consciousness’
What Is Reflective Reasoning?
Last week I was talking about intuition. I think of intuition as ā among other things ā unconscious and automatic reasoning. The opposite of that would be conscious and deliberative reasoning. We might call that reflective reasoning.ā In this post, I want to talk about reflective reasoning. How does it work? And why does it work? And ā spoiler alert ā why does it sometimes not work? Continue reading What Is Reflective Reasoning?
Is Reflective Reasoning Supposed To Change Your Mind?
When you step back and question your beliefs and assumptions, do you expect to change your mind? Should you? I think that reflective reasoning is supposed to change our minds. But it might not change ourĀ beliefs. Sometimes reflection reinforces our beliefs. And sometimes reflection makes our beliefs more extreme or partisan. I’ll explain below. Continue reading Is Reflective Reasoning Supposed To Change Your Mind?
50+ Cognitive Science and/or Philosophy Blogs
Here is a list of cognitive science and/or philosophy blogs. Feel free to share it and/or suggest additions to the list. Continue reading 50+ Cognitive Science and/or Philosophy Blogs
The Minds Online Conference Is Starting!
From September 5 to September 30, there is an exciting, free, online conference about the philosophy and science of mind: the (second annual) Minds Online conference! Loads of wonderful scholars are sharing and commenting on each other’s research ā and you can access and participate in all of it!
Here are a few things to note for those who are new to online conferences.
- Sessions: There are four sessions, each with a different topic and its own keynote.
- Timeline: Each session lasts one week. (So the conference lasts four weeks).
- Participating: You can read papers starting the weekend before their session. And you you can comment on papers on Monday through Friday of their session.
So head on over and enjoy the wonder that is conferencing from the comfort of your home, office, favorite coffee shop, etc.
Here’s the program: http://mindsonline.philosophyofbrains.com/minds-online-2016-program/
Implicit Bias | Part 2: What is implicit bias?
If ourĀ reasoning were biased, then we’d notice it, right? Not quite. We are conscious of very fewĀ (if any) of theĀ processes that influenceĀ our reasoning.Ā So, some processes bias our reasoning in ways that we do not always endorse.Ā This is sometimesĀ referred to asĀ implicitĀ bias. In this post, I’ll talk aboutĀ theĀ theory behind our implicit biases and mention a couple surprising findings.
The literature on implicit bias is vast (and steadily growing). So there’sĀ no way I canĀ review it all here. To find even more research on implicit bias, see the next two posts,Ā theĀ links in this series, and the links in the comments.ā Continue reading Implicit Bias | Part 2: What is implicit bias?