Looking versus Seeing
When we pass from looking to seeing, we do not therefore lose our sight of the objects observed. Seeing, in fact, does not disturb our looking at all. It rather…
Where do thoughts come from?
Here's my answer to a recent Quora question: Where do our thoughts come from? Thoughts come from nowhere! And from everywhere! I think both answers contain an element of truth.…
Perception is a creative act: On the connection between creativity and pattern recognition
An answer I wrote to the Quora question Does the human brain work solely by pattern recognition?: Great question! Broadly speaking, the brain does two things: it processes 'inputs' from…
Me and My Brain: What the “Double-Subject Fallacy” reveals about contemporary conceptions of the Self
My latest essay for 3 Quarks Daily is up: Me and My Brain: What the "Double-Subject Fallacy" reveals about contemporary conceptions of the Self Here's an excerpt: What is a…
Fifty terms to avoid in psychology and psychiatry?
The excellent blog Mind Hacks shared a recent Frontiers in Psychology paper entitled "Fifty psychological and psychiatric terms to avoid: a list of inaccurate, misleading, misused, ambiguous, and logically confused words…