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On Purpose

September 17, 2017September 18, 2017 SeymourLeave a comment

The Cartesian assumptions of cognitive psychology give rise to an insoluable problem, the 'problem of other minds'. It is presupposed that people do not provide evidence of their intentions in the observable environment, but we seem to understand their intentions nevertheless (the ‘unobservability principle’: Krueger, 2012). The ‘problem of other minds’ is thus a kind… Continue reading On Purpose →

Vicious Intellectualism

November 18, 2016September 17, 2017 SeymourLeave a comment

The computer metaphor, the idea that human behaviour, and more specifically the brain, can be usefully thought of as a computer, has hung around psychology's neck for 50 years or more. A post at Aeon by Roger Epstein takes the metaphor to task, and I'd recommend it, though it's some are finding it harder to… Continue reading Vicious Intellectualism →

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