Susanna Siegel on the roles of fictional examples.
what is it like to be a bat
Explaining Consciousness
Michael S. A. Graziano pits the magicalist against the mechanist.
Unlimited Imagination
Amy Kind explains why the powers of imagination are far greater than some philosophers have led us to believe.
Tense Bees and Shell-Shocked Crabs: Are Animals Conscious?: a review
Maria Botero reviews Michael Tye’s Tense Bees and Shell-Shocked Crabs: Are Animals Conscious?
Mind is All Around Us: Consciousness, a Panpsychist’s View
Professor Timothy Sprigge is one of Britain’s foremost proponents of panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a feature of all reality and not just of animal minds. In this article in our forum on consciousness, he outlines what consciousness is, and considers some alternative positions and makes the case for panpsychism.