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Being No One
According to Thomas Metzinger, no such things as selves exist in the world: nobody ever had or was a self. All that exists are phenomenal selves, as they appear in conscious …

Dynamics in Action
What is the difference between a wink and a blink? The answer is important not only to philosophers of mind, for significant moral and legal consequences rest on the distinction …

The Bodhisattva's Brain
Can there be a Buddhism without karma, nirvana, and reincarnation that is compatible with the rest of knowledge?If we are material beings living in a material world-and all the …

A Logical Journey
Hao Wang (1921-1995) was one of the few confidants of the great mathematician and logician Kurt Goedel. A Logical Journey is a continuation of Wang's Reflections on Goedel and also …

Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams
How does a bird flock keep its movements so graceful and synchronized? Most people assume that the bird in front leads and the others follow. In fact, bird flocks don't have …

Foundational Issues in Human Brain Mapping
Neuroimagers and philosophers of mind explore critical issues and controversies that have arisen from the use of brain mapping in cognitive neuroscience and cognitive science.The …

How the Body Shapes the Way We Think
An exploration of embodied intelligence and its implications points toward a theory of intelligence in general; with case studies of intelligent systems in ubiquitous computing, …

Advice for a Young Investigator
An anecdotal guide for the perplexed new investigator as well as a refreshing resource for the old pro, covering everything from valuable personality traits for an investigator to …

Sexualized Brains
The cultural and political implications of research on emotions and recent studies of the "essential difference" in male and female brains and behaviors.The now-popular idea that …

The Computational Brain
An anniversary edition of the classic work that influenced a generation of neuroscientists and cognitive neuroscientists.Before The Computational Brain was published in 1992, …

Moral Psychology
Leading philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists address issues of moral responsibility and free will, drawing on new findings from empirical science.Traditional …

The Last Puritan
A novel of of ideas, expressed in the birth, life, and early death of Oliver Alden.Published in 1935, George Santayana's The Last Puritan was the American philosopher's only novel. …