Abstracta
http://www.abstracta.pro.br/english/Default.asp
This is the homepage of Abstracta, an online-only international philosophy journal (ISSN: 1807-9792) which focuses on the following areas: Epistemology; Logic; Metaphysics; Moral Philosophy; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mind and Psychology; and Philosophy of Science. It publishes articles and book reviews, and receives submission written in English and Portuguese. This website allows access to all contents featured in the journal since the first volume was published in 2004. These are presented in PDF and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader for access. The site also contains the journal's submission policy and information about how to join their mailing list. Links are further provided to over 1000 electronic texts by over 300 philosophers; as well as to other relevant websites. The journal is edited by Andre Abath; Leonardo de Mello Ribeiro and Carlos de Sousa. This homepage is also available in Portuguese.
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AHRC innateness and the structure of the mind project
http://www.philosophy.dept.shef.ac.uk/AHRB-Project/
This website provides information on the AHRC Innateness and the Structure of the Mind Project which ran between 2001-2004. The initiative was based in Sheffield University's Philosophy Department and was led by Dr Stephen Laurence. The site provides a brief overview of the project and its stages, as well as of the conferences that it ran. Its aims were to perform an interdisciplinary investigation into the status of nativist theorising (i.e. the view that some knowledge and/or concepts are innate and not gained from experience of the world), in particular its resurgence in the wake of debates re-opened by Noam Chomsky, and influential currents in genetics and evolutionary biology. The output of the project includes several volumes on the current state of nativist theory, published by Oxford University Press. The project's attention was focused on three main questions: the structure of the innate mind; culture and the innate mind; and foundational issues. This project received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
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All in the mind
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/default.htm
All in the Mind is the website of the Australian radio programme of the same name, dealing with the human "mental universe" - that is, aspects of mind, brain, and behaviour. With the assistance of scientists, academics and medical professionals, the programme explores topics as diverse as dreaming, addiction, artificial intelligence, free will and mental illness - and while by no means all of the topics are covered from an overtly philosophical perspective, there is nevertheless much here to interest the philosopher of mind. The material on the site is also ideal as an accessible supplement for those new to the subject. The website, which is attractively presented and easy to navigate, offers streamed audio recordings of the four most recent programmes, and transcripts of earlier editions.
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Andy Miah
http://www.andymiah.net/
The homepage of Andy Miah is a portal to an extensive range of Miah's thinking on the topics of ethics of biotechology and new technologies, specifically in relation their use in human augmentation. His website contains around 50 free full-text PDF papers and book chapters on such topics. Sample titles are: 'Justifying Human Enhancement: The Accumulation of Biocultural Capital'; 'Ethical Considerations of Human Performance Optimisation'; and 'Genetic Tests for Ability?: Talent Identification and the Value of an Open Future', among others. The author also maintains active weblogs on: Posthumanism; the medicalisation 'panic' around internet and videogame users; and bioethics in sports.
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Annotated bibliography of mind-related topics
http://www.thymos.com/mind.html
This site contains a large number of short book reviews by Piero Scaruffi, who works in computing and cognitive science. Works reviewed include classic and recent texts on philosophy of mind and related subjects, such as: neurophysiology; psychology; biology; and computer sciences. New reviews are added regularly, though very recent works in the field are not covered. The reviews tend to be fair and clear (albeit occasionally marred by type-o's), and fulfil the role of providing an general overview of the content of the work. Reviews are indexed by author's surname and by topic. Additional resources include: a list of "milestone books" in philosophy of mind; outlines from the author's course in the subject; a list of links to cognitive science-related sites; and links to libraries in America. There is also a conferences page, but at the time of writing this was not up to date. Readers are invited to submit suggestions for books for review and can also opt to receive updates via email. This site would be of value to students and researchers seeking information on some of the vast array of mind-related books that are available.
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Arché : centre for the philosophy of logic, language, mathematics and mind
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~arche/
Based at the University of St. Andrews, Arché was founded in 1998, with a mission to foster research of excellence on fundamental questions in analytical metaphysics, formal and philosophical logic, philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and philosophy of mind. The Centre receives funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for several major research projects (some ongoing, some now completed): The Logical and Metaphysical Foundations of Classical Mathematics; The Grudgesetze Translation Project; The Metaphysics and Epistemology of Modality; and Vagueness: its Nature and Logic. The site carries detailed descriptions of these projects and selections from published or pre-print results (many in PDF format), and invites philosophers to collaborate. Indeed, the centre is proud of its commitment to collaborative work, and regards itself as a focal point for scholars in the field. Information on fellowships, graduate studies and events are all available on the site, as is the Arché Twiki, a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas.
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Archives of COGPSY
http://listserv.tamu.edu/archives/cogpsy.html
COGPSY is a mailing list that aims to distribute announcements relevant to advanced students and practitioners of cognitive science, broadly construed so as to encompass both philosophy and psychology. The site is primarily used to announce jobs, research funding opportunities, conferences, and new writing in the field. Access to current postings and archives dating back to 1998 is openly available, and there is also a facility for searching the archive for particular postings. Contribution to the list and receipt of new announcements via email can be arranged by subscribing, free of charge, to the list. COGPSY is run by Stephen Balfour of Texas A&M University. The postings are international in origin, and the list would be of use to anyone conducting research or working in the field of cognitive science who wishes to keep abreast of current and recent events.
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Association for the scientific study of consciousness
http://www.theassc.org/
This is the official website of the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC), an organisation that promotes analytic research into consciousness. The association aims to encourage research within the domains of cognitive science, neuroscience, analytic philosophy, and other related disciplines in the natural sciences, arts and humanities. One notable feature of this site is its e-prints section, providing free and full access to articles, commentaries and book chapters submitted by ASSC members, and presented in PDF. The site also contains information on conferences organised by the association, and on a prize for contributions to the study of consciousness, along with details of the association's official journal 'Psyche'. This would be a useful resource for advanced students and researchers in the fields of consciousness, philosophy of psychology, and neuroscience.
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Cognition, biology and idealist philosophy
http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/headers/2520.xml
Cognition, Biology, and Idealist Philosophy is an academic dissertation by philosopher Axel Randrup. The work can be downloaded from the website of the Oxford Text Archive (formerly part of the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS)) in HTML format. It is freely available, although users are required to agree to a brief terms and condition statement. The work argues that materialist philosophy contains a contradiction (namely that it assumes a material world independent of human observation, but also says that all our thoughts and cognitions, including the assumption of a material world, are dependent on our cognitive apparatus in its present stage of evolution), and offers an alternative account of natural science, biological evolution, and cognition, based on an idealist philosophy.
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Cognitive questions
http://users.california.com/~mcmf/index.html
This site hosts a series of papers by Teed Rockwell on issues in philosophy of mind and cognitive science, with replies from philosophers including Richard Rorty (1931- ) and U.T. Place (1924-2000). Notable areas covered include: non-cognitive aspects of mental life; pragmatism; consciousness; mental causation; non-reductive materialism; the modularity of mind; and atomistic ontology and mind. There are also selected archives from the Cognitive Questions mailing list dialogue that spawned the site, links to related papers, and to a chapter-by-chapter summary of Rockwell's book on a non-dualist mind/brain identity theory. This site would be of interest to advanced students and researchers working in the areas of consciousness, cognition, and the mind/body problem.
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CogPrints : cognitive sciences eprint archive
http://cogprints.org/
CogPrints is an electronic archive which houses an extensive range of papers pertaining to cognition in the fields of philosophy, psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, biology, computer science, medicine and anthropology. The site is primarily intended for undergraduates, graduates, and academics working in the aforementioned disciplines. Simple and advanced search facilities are provided for the archive. Both preprints and published refereed articles are included, along with with abstracts and full contact details for each author. The papers are presented in different formats, including PDF and PostScript. Recent additions to the archive are listed in a separate section. Some areas of the site are restricted and require (free) registration. There are also details as to how registered users can submit their own work for inclusion in the archive.
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Computational epistemology laboratory
http://cogsci.uwaterloo.ca/
The Comptutional Epistemology Laboratory (CEL) is a cognitive science research facility based at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Cognitive science refers to that research on cognition which utilises the combined insights of several disciplines including: philosophy; artificial intelligence; linguistics; and psychology. Headed by Paul Thagard, Professor of Philosophy at Waterloo, the CEL website is broken into several sections: cognitive science at the University of Waterloo; software; bibliographies (including a glossary of cognitive science terms); and other sites of interest. Perhaps most usefully for the student or researcher of cognitive science, the site allows the free download of several software packages designed to enable analysis of cognitive science data. The site is well-designed and easy to navigate. Although the CEL mainly represents and promotes the research of Professor Thagard, it also provides a useful list of links to other online cognitive science resources.
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Connexions : current research in cognitive science
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/connex/
This is the home page of Connexions, which was a short-lived web-based journal with articles and reviews in philosophy and cognitive science. Although Connexions ceased publication in 2003, all back issues are downloadable in PDF format from this site, along with a handful of frequently asked questions. The journal represented a new venture in academic publishing, for whilst its format was similar to that of a traditional academic journal, the papers that appear in Connexions were considered works-in-progress. The primary function of Connexions was to expose those works to criticism. As the field of cognitive science is developing rapidly, and the journal has now been defunct for several years, the usefulness of this resource is limited accordingly. Nevertheless, it did receive contributions from a number of noteworthy philosophers, such as U.T. Place, Peter Carruthers, and Adam Morton, and may still prove of interest to some students and researchers of cognitive science looking for pieces that might not have appeared elsewhere.
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Consciousness and experiential psychology section of the British psychological society
http://www.bps.org.uk/conex/consciousness-experiential_home.cfm
This is the home page of Consciousness and Experiential Psychology section (CEP) of the British Psychological Society. This section was formed 1997 in recognition of the rapidly increasing interest and research in consciousness studies, and it is of relevance both to psychologists and philosophers. The site contains information on events of the CEP, including their annual conference. Details of past events and conferences are also made available. There is a brief annotated bibliography of some seminal works on consciousness and, on the home page, links to a select few relevant sites on consciousness. The CEP journal comes out twice yearly and information and subscription details are given, as is the opportunity to join the section. This site would be of interest to advanced students, researchers and teachers in philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology.
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Consciousness and the brain : annotated bibliography
http://www.consciousness-brain.org/
This is a well-annotated bibliography that, despite the title, covers not just consciousness and the brain but many other areas in philosophy of mind. Cognitive science, neuropsychology, and consciousness are all particularly well-represented, but there are also references to works on memory, dreaming, self-reference, concepts and the language of thought, phenomenology, action, and emotion. The site does not appear to have any additions beyond 1998, and the majority of references cover the period up to and including the mid-1990s. Nevertheless the annotation is careful and in some cases quite extensive, and many of the works annotated remain important and relevant to philosophy of mind, psychology, and neuroscience. This resource, which would be of interest to students and researchers in those areas, was prepared by Ralph D. Ellis and Natika Newton.
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Contact : consciousness in interaction
http://linus.media.unisi.it/cirg/contact/
'Contact: consciousness in interaction' is the online hub of a cross-disciplinary international research project, part-funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), and is part of the 'Consciousness in a Natural and Cultural Context' programme. Contact seeks to question "the assumption that conscious experience must be explained by the brain by itself, as opposed to the embodied brain in interaction with environments, both natural and social." There is a full outline of the project, and the teams. There are profiles of the six different research teams, and hyperlinks to their respective websites. About 20 full-text draft papers are available for download. There is a diary of the project's conference schedule, and details of opportunities to join the project.
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Culture & the mind
http://www.philosophy.dept.shef.ac.uk/culture&mind/
'Culture & the Mind' is a five-year interdisciplinary research project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The project seeks to "investigate the philosophical consequences of the impact of culture on the mind and the cognitive and evolutionary foundations of culture." The project has three main areas of investigation, each of which have short summaries on the website: 'Folk Psychology & Folk Epistemics'; 'Norms & Moral Psychology'; and 'Artefacts & Material Culture'. The website has profiles of the Project Director and members of the Organising Committee, and hyperlinks to their external websites. The project will run until 2009, and there are plans to place publications online on the website in future.
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David Chalmers
http://consc.net/
The home page of David Chalmers, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University, offers full-text versions of many of his own articles, plus a range of other resources. The papers cover consciousness, meaning and modality, and artificial intelligence, and other related topics: the works are usefully grouped under different subject headings, and are introduced, with a pithy summary, by Chalmers himself. Additionally, there are links to places on the Web where his work is discussed, plus Chalmers' replies to the criticisms raised. No less useful are Chalmers' guides to other resources: these include MindPapers, a bibliography of over 18,000 works in the philosophy of mind, plus extensive lists of links to freely available papers on consciousness, to the Web pages of individual philosophers whose work may be found online, and to other relevant Web resources. On a lighter note, there is also a philosophical humour section. The site is easily navigable and clearly presented, and is an extremely valuable resource for all working in philosophy of mind and allied fields.
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Dictionary of philosophy of mind
http://philosophy.uwaterloo.ca/MindDict/
This dictionary of key terms and figures in the philosophy of mind is edited by Chris Eliasmith, a member of the philosophy department at University of Waterloo. The entries are multi-facted, consisting of an initial, conscise definition plus, in many cases, a more lengthy discussion. Definitions and discussions incorporate hyperlinks to other entries where relevant. Entires also come with a list of bibliographic references, some of which are linked to the bookstore, where selected texts mentioned can be purchased through Amazon. The standard of contribution is generally high, entries being peer reviewed before they are posted. A search engine and an index feature facilitate tracking down particular topics. The site also has a page of links to related sites in philosophy of mind and other areas of philosophy, plus intructions for submission to the dictionary. This would be a useful resource for students and beginning researchers in philosophy of mind and related disciplines. While currently far from comprehensive, its continual development and expansion speaks of its potential to become a major resource.
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Dogma
http://dogma.free.fr/
Dogma is an electronic journal that publishes articles and reviews in the areas of philosophy, psychoanalysis, critical theory, political theory, aesthetics, and sociology. Most of the articles appear here in French, but there is also some material in English and German. All articles are fully downloadable and freely available. In addition to the papers, there is a broad selection of reviews of recent publications in the aforementioned fields. There is also an extensive bibliography of a selection of contemporary authors, as well as a sophisticated search facility. In sum, this is a very well-designed, user-friendly Web resource that offers a substantial range of high quality material.
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Edge
http://www.edge.org/
Edge is a web magazine and email list emanating from the Reality Club, which is a group of self-styled intellectuals concerned with topical issues of scientific, philosophical, and cultural resonance. In particular, the magazine recognises scientists as a part of the intellectual community. There is hence a heavy bias in the magazine towards the sciences, especially the public presentation of advancements and controversies in physics, evolutionary biology, and neurophysiology. In 2010, the focus is on how the Internet is changing the way people think.
The site is at first glance puzzling to navigate, as the purpose of separate sections is not transparent, and parts of the site are duplicated in different sections. The current edition of the magazine can be read from the home page, and consists primarily of recent articles drawn from other sources, while past feature articles can be found in the "Features" section, and past editions in their entirety can be found indexed and archived in the "Edge Editions" section. Instructions for subscribing and receiving Edge by email are given. The "Reality Club" section of the site consists in transcripts of talks and responses from the club's members. The "Third Culture" section presents a history of the thinking behind Edge and the Reality Club, and a link to biographies of some its important figures and contributors, whereas the "Digerati" section offers hagiographies of a group of people cast as the elite of the cyberspace communications revolution. A search facility for the whole site is provided.
There is more than a hint of self-congratulation to be found on this site, with respect to its apparent cutting-edge status, nevertheless the fact remains that important thinkers contribute to and are discussed here, and it would be of interest to anyone seeking to monitor the current climate of science and humanities journalism.
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Electronic journal of analytic philosophy (EJAP)
http://ejap.louisiana.edu/
The Electronic Journal of Analytic Philosophy (EJAP) is a peer reviewed electronic journal for the publication of articles and reviews relevant to analytic philosophy, both as a historical movement and a current research program. The journal began publication in August 1993 and continued annually until 1998. One more issue (the most recent) was published in 2002. The content of all issues are freely and openly available through the archives. Many of the issues are themed, for example: the philosophy of Gilbert Ryle (1900-1976); the philosophy of Gareth Evans (1946-1980); methods of ontology; and value in nature. The emphasis is on analytic philosophy in both form and content. Language, reference, mind, and formal ontology all receive particular attention. There is, however, the occasional foray into other territory, such as existential phenomenology. Despite the present hiatus in its publication, EJAP retains its status of having set an exceptionally high standard for an online journal. Many of the authors are established philosophers in their field, and the archived articles would be of interest to advanced undergraduates and researchers in analytic philosophy.
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Emotions and feelings in psychiatric illness
http://www.dur.ac.uk/psychology/research/efpi/
This website describes an AHRC-funded research project aiming to "enrich interdisciplinary emotion research by drawing on current work in psychiatry". Emotion and feeling have long of interest to philosophers and psychologists, but work psychiatry suggests several areas that have been neglected. Likewise, psychiatrists stand to benefit from the "analytic tools, concepts, methods and empirical data" developed by philosophers and psychologists. The project aims to hold a number of interdisciplinary workshops and a conference, details of which are available here.
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European Society for Philosophy and Psychology (ESPP)
http://www.eurospp.org/
The European Society for Philosophy and Psychology (ESPP) aims to promote interaction between philosophers, psychologists, and linguists on matters of mutual interest. The Society encourages researchers from departments other than philosophy, whose work may be of value to philosophers, to report their experimental findings and theoretical ideas, and it encourages philosophers to engage with the issues raised in such work. The website provides membership details along with news and reports on the Society's annual conference.
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Field guide to the philosophy of mind
http://host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/
Although still in the process of development, without all listed content made available, this is an excellent and highly accessible resource on many classic and current issues in philosophy of mind and cognitive science. The site is organised into a series of detailed introductions or 'guided tours' to key issues and debates in mind. Each piece is written by a specialist in that area. The tours cover both the history and the content of the debate. Included with each tour is a link to a select bibliography of relevant texts, annotated by the tour guide. A facility for searching annotated items by author or title is made available. Undergraduates and beginning graduate students working in any of the particular areas covered would benefit from this site. Of particular interest to more advanced researchers is a separate section (found via the 'Book Symposia' link) that contains discussion of some significant recent titles in philosophy of mind, in which the authors of the works and invited commentators correspond.
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