Philosophy and consciousness
Mind, experience, process philosophy and ecological thinking.
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Research posts: Philosophy and consciousness
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Is consciousness the wrong question? An ecological response to Tim Bayne
Tim Bayne asks whether consciousness is the right scientific category. An ecological response explores what sustains experience, what AI language can show, and where explanation still falls short.
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What makes a group an agent?
We routinely say that a team decided, a queue moved or an organisation responded. The language is convenient. Explaining when the collective itself counts as an agent is harder.
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When mental health is negotiated, who gets to set the terms?
Tags: Autopoietic Ecology · Health, care and wellbeing · Knowledge and research · Philosophy and consciousness · ReviewsA conceptual paper links biological, relational and institutional norms in mental health. This critical review asks whether participation can change who has authority to decide.
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A meaningful coincidence still needs an explanation
Tags: Autopoietic Ecology · Knowledge and research · Meaning mediation · Philosophy and consciousness · ReviewsAngus McCoss explains meaningful coincidence through signs and hidden feedback. The harder question is how to distinguish a causal pathway from a compelling interpretation.
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Recovery needs a world to return to
Tags: Autopoietic Ecology · Health, care and wellbeing · Meaning mediation · Philosophy and consciousness · ReviewsA conceptual paper on rehabilitation opens questions about embodied activity, continuing support and the institutional decisions that make recovery sustainable.
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The work of understanding in the diagnostic interview
Tags: Autopoietic Ecology · Health, care and wellbeing · Meaning mediation · Philosophy and consciousness · ReviewsA critical reading of Nordgaard and colleagues on psychiatric interviewing: how understanding develops through dialogue, what the study can establish, and whether corrections survive beyond the conversation.
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From living processes to practical change: reading Dowie and Tempone-Wiltshire through AE
A critical review of Dowie and Tempone-Wiltshire on process philosophy and complexity, exploring feedback, autopoiesis and what AE can contribute.
