Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In reply to John Reis. Hi John. I know Searle has a recent (2015) book on perception, but I haven’t read it. I mean, it’s on my shelf here, but I never got around to reading it. Scanning it now ever so briefly, it doesn’t look like mu…

Interesting article, David. I have not read any Reid in a long time. I do recall being unsatisfied with his own theory. That’s about it. I agree Austin can be funny. I read a recent book by Searle where he claims perception is intentional. …

In reply to Roderick. I don’t think every movie has to be as great as Lawrence to be watchable, but I do think a movie that aims for a roughly similar target and fails should be criticized.

In reply to mlyoung57. Totally agree with that, with two provisos (which qualify rather than deny anything you say). What’s unclear about both Hursthouse’s and Schwitzgebel’s pictures is how much good faith effort of the preceding kin…

If I have a morally bad thought, as passing noise in my brain but something that clearly comes into conscious awareness, I should disapprove of this (and I’m blameworthy if I don’t). And I have at least some reason not to have such bad thou…

In reply to Irfan Khawaja. Following with interest. As Irfan knows (but perhaps you don’t Stephen) my mother killed herself while I was in graduate school. I’m mostly at peace with this event : not being able to save her (not my job to do s…

The word racism, among others, has become maddeningly confusing in current usage.