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Barry C. Smith on Neuroscience

In this interview for Philosophy Bites Barry C. Smith, the new director of the Institute of Philosophy in London, discusses the impact of recent discoveries in neuroscience (including blind sight and mirror neurones) on our understanding of the mind and our senses.

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Jennifer Hornsby on Human Agency

What is it for someone to do something on purpose? Jennifer Hornsby gives her account in conversation with Nigel Warburton.

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A.C. Grayling on Descartes' Cogito

Anthony Grayling, author of a recent biography of René Descartes, explores Descartes' Cogito argument, the pivotal argument of the Meditations, in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

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Read Simon Blackburn's review of Grayling's biography of Descartes

Tim Crane on Mind and Body

In this latest interview for Philosophy Bites Tim Crane addresses the question of how the mind relates to the body. How could a piece of soft tissue think and feel?

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Read Tim Crane's blog at the Institute of Philosophy

David Papineau on Physicalism

Is the mind physical? Can we explain all human conscious experience in terms of physical events? David Papineau believes that we can. In this interview for Philosophy Bites he explains what physicalism is, why he believes it to be true, and how it can be defended against various criticisms.

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