Tag: philosophy of mind
In this Pop-Up, Kyoto School scholar Carlos Barbosa Cepeda will explore Nishitani Keiji's philosophy of mind, showing how ideas from the Japanese philosopher help us move beyond metaphors of the mind as a computer and achieve a more vivid understanding of who we are.…
The Center for Process Studies has been awarded a grant from the John Templeton Foundation to launch an innovative interdisciplinary project entitled Modern Meaning: Spiritual Yearning and the Quest for a Flourishing World. The initiative brings together scholars from philosophy, theology, psychology, and the natural sciences to investigate one of…
- General Announcement
The inaugural Mind-at-Large Project conference, A New Dawn, was held online from April 15–17, 2026, bringing together scholars, researchers, and practitioners from across philosophy, science, religious studies, and consciousness studies for a multidisciplinary exploration of consciousness and its place in nature. Designed in response to what many perceive as a…
- Andrew M. Davis, Matthew David Segall
- Report
This blog post explores “mattering” as the overlooked hinge between metaphysics, cognitive science, and lived meaning, framed in dialogue with Iain McGilchrist’s The Matter with Things. I survey contemporary psychological research on meaning in life, philosophical accounts of significance and belonging, biological notions of autopoiesis and niche construction, and long-standing…
The Mind-at-Large project is soliciting papers that engage creatively and critically with the re-emerging paradigm of “mind-at-large,” traversing multiple thresholds of philosophical, scientific, and cultural discourse, including but not limited to: Philosophy of Mind; Mind & Matter; Biology & Consciousness; 4E Cognition; Indigenous and Animist Perspectives; History of Science &…
- Call for Papers
Join the Center for Process Studies and the Institute for Cultural Evolution for an engaging webinar featuring the pioneering neuroscientist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist, alongside integral philosopher Steve McIntosh. This event delves into the intersection of philosophy, cultural evolution, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis, beginning with a lecture by Iain McGilchrist,…
- Andrew M. Davis, Iain McGilchrist, Steve McIntosh