The philosophy of emotion and perception investigates how our emotional responses and perceptual experiences inform and shape our understanding of the world. This field interrogates the distinct ...

Why is there anything at all? What makes us conscious? How do we determine consciousness in others? These are the questions that consumed Ian Phillips as a child. In high school, his quest for answers ...

Synthese, Vol. 198, No. S17, Supplement 17: Special Issue on Between Vision and Action (2021), pp. S4143-S4162 (20 pages) My topic is the intelligent guidance of action. In this paper I offer an ...

The brain in a jar is a different inquiry than traditional questions about artificial intelligence. The brain in a jar asks whether thinking requires a thinker. The possibility of artificial ...

We hear it all the time, in the business world, in the political arena, in marriages, anytime there is a disagreement or conflict: “Perception is reality.” This aphorism is often used to justify a ...

When faced with ambiguous information we apparently trust our fingertips more than our eyes. Philosophers are investigating the special status of touch. Every year, museums bear the cost of repairing ...