Aware: Information and Physics 13 Oct 202313 Oct 2023 This one has robots, sort of… Cognition Metaphysics Philosophy Science
Creationism and Intelligent Design Is history a science? Creationists don’t think so 4 Sep 20134 Sep 2013 I received a query by email recently from Jennifer, an MD. Dear Dr. Wilkins, I’m wondering if you had the time if you could perhaps steer me in the right direction of help me understand the philosophy behind the argument of creationist use to negate the theory of evolution saying… Read More
Epistemology Knowing things in semantic space 28 Feb 201328 Feb 2013 For those who know this stuff, this will be quite banal, but I recently gave it to a non-philosopher science grad, and she found it useful, so some of you might too. What is it to know something in a fallible world? A world where nobody (nobody who is talking… Read More
Evolution Conference on religion as an evolutionary byproduct 18 Apr 2011 If you are in the UK, and if you are a postgraduate, there will be a conference on religion as an evolutionary byproduct (the “spandrel” account of religion) at the University of Birmingham on 17 May. They will cover the travel costs of graduate speakers. Contact Naomi Thompson (nxt915@bham.ac.uk) by… Read More