Tag: philosophy
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Book review: the matter with things.
You are probably familiar with the idea that the two sides of our brains are responsible for different functions of our personality. For example, that our left hemisphere is more analytical, maths-oriented, more reasoning and ordered, whilst the right side is more creative, artistic, intuitive. Well this popular idea that our personalities are more dominated…
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Essay: who is it that experiences?
In this short essay, Dr Graham Stew probes the origins of all those thoughts, sensations and perceptions that constitute the lived fabric of our day to day reality. The tool he uses is Phenomenology, a branch of philosophy concerned with methodically exploring our inner subjective world via introspection. Right now, I am conscious of a…
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Is there something inside a fish other than fillets?
This article published in Aeon looks at the question of sentience in fish. In me at least, when I really stop and think about it, this raises a creeping feeling of unease. There is definitely an increasing body of evidence that challenges our sapien-centric claim to being the consciousness boss of things around here. If…
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When Time Slows Down.
You may have heard someone recount a harrowing story where the events seemed to unfold around them in syrupy slow motion. You may have had such an experience yourself. I have. Such moments of altered perception are known as Time Expansion Experiences (TEEs). I have always thought that they were just the way we remembered…
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Are the people you meet in your dreams actually conscious?
OK then. You are dreaming. And you meet this woman.She has a conversation with you, and then she suddenly points across at a mountain you had not noticed up until that very moment. The question is: Who is controlling the behaviours of this dream woman? Why did she suddenly point? Is a part of your…
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