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Category: Mind and cognition

Mind and cognition is the intersection of philosophy of mind and cognitive science, specialising in embodiment, consciousness, perception, action, and situated reason.

The extended mind
April 10, 2018June 8, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The extended mind: the tools we use to help us think

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January 26, 2018June 8, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Should robots lie to us?

21 FT Evolution of human brains advent calendar
December 21, 2017June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Stone-age minds: evolution of human brains

17 - Embodied cognition advent calendar
December 17, 2017June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Embodied cognition: the body influencing the mind

Perception - a controlled hallucination?
November 27, 2017June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Perception – a controlled hallucination?

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July 4, 2017June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Surfing uncertainty: prediction, action, and the embodied mind

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October 1, 2016June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Thinking with things

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