Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D
An Argument Against Every General Theory Of Consciousness
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on May 27, 2018
http://pixabay.com As a philosophical expert on theories of consciousness, I try to keep abreast of the most promising recent theories. I also sometimes receive unsolicited ... Read more
It’s Not Just One Thing, To Believe There’s A Gas Station On The Corner
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on March 23, 2018
http://pixabay.com Amusing philosophical thoughts from Eric Schwitzgebel – A couple of weekends ago, at the fabulous conference on the nature of belief at UC Santa ... Read more
Rationalization: Why Your Intelligence Vigilance And Expertise Don’t Protect You
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on March 6, 2018
http://pixabay.com We’ve all been there. You’re arguing with someone – about politics, or a policy at work, or about whose turn it is to do ... Read more
The Last Time Franz Kafka Visited Rudolph Steiner To Talk About Theosophy
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on September 14, 2017
http://pixabay.com So here is something I learned wallowing in London Review of Books’ digital archive: Franz Kafka had enough of an interest in Theosophy to ... Read more
In Nature There Is No Such Thing As Sin Or Sinners
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on August 13, 2017
http://pixabay.com Sin (the idea that you can sin) is the single most destructive force implanted into the human psyche. It says that you think, act, ... Read more
Donkeys, Angels, Jugheads, And Jerks
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on July 11, 2017
http://pixabay.com Sociological Taxonomy, or just plain Name-Calling? Benjamin, the Donkey, in George Orwell’s, Animal Farm – When the animals were all excited about the revolution ... Read more
Why Realists Should (Probably) Be Rationalists Too
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on January 15, 2017
pixabay.com 1. What’s a Little Heresy Among Friends? This is an incomplete collection of ideas that seem to be worth articulating, but as a legitimate ... Read more
The Art Of Living And Dying
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on February 4, 2016
By Gary “Z” McGee This is Philosophy’s Double-edged Sword… “When Plato’s Socrates states in the Phaedo that philosophy is melete thanatou –that is to say, ... Read more
Smells Of The Mind
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on January 4, 2016
An intriguing paper from Benjamin D. Young claims that we can have phenomenal experiences of which we are unaware – although experiences of which we ... Read more
Are Aliens Something To Fear?
Submitted by Jacob Weiskopfh Ph.D on September 4, 2015
If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans. – ... Read more