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The one compensation for having to invigilate long exams (and this one was long: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.) is that the sheer boredom of it enables your mind to tap its creative potential. Not only have I written my essay questions for Plato, but I now have several research proposals (I'm thinking of starting a PhD). What do the philosophers here think of these topics?
1. TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF DESIRE
This would expand on some of the issues I raised in Some Semantic and Cognitive Aspects of Desire, in particular the relationship between desire, need, volition and value. However, the focus here would be more on developing a practical applied philosophy, so would make reference to applied philosophies such as Epicureanism, Stoicismand Buddhism.
2. A NON-CARTESIAN SUBSTANCE DUALISM
This relates to some of the stuff I mentioned here earlier about Pattern and Awareness, trying to avoid sme of the paradoxes created by Cartesian dualism and functionalism. Within this framework I would examine the relationship between subjects and minds, intrinsic tendency and desire, blah blah Leibniz, blah blah phenomenology blah blah Indian metaphysics.
3. FLESHY PHILOSOPHY (need to think of a less silly title)
This would be an assessment of what cognitive science has, and doesn't have, to offer philosophy. Basically a critique of Lakoff and Johnson focussing on the "embodied mind" vs. "transcendentant reason" debate, which I argue is false. (Anna will probably go for this one!)
4. READING PHILOSOPHY WITH "NON-PHILOSOPHERS"
Ideas about the "Political Literacy" course I'm doing. How to approach canonical texts blah blah conceptual metaphor blah blah discourse analysis blah critical reasoning blah.
1. TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF DESIRE
This would expand on some of the issues I raised in Some Semantic and Cognitive Aspects of Desire, in particular the relationship between desire, need, volition and value. However, the focus here would be more on developing a practical applied philosophy, so would make reference to applied philosophies such as Epicureanism, Stoicismand Buddhism.
2. A NON-CARTESIAN SUBSTANCE DUALISM
This relates to some of the stuff I mentioned here earlier about Pattern and Awareness, trying to avoid sme of the paradoxes created by Cartesian dualism and functionalism. Within this framework I would examine the relationship between subjects and minds, intrinsic tendency and desire, blah blah Leibniz, blah blah phenomenology blah blah Indian metaphysics.
3. FLESHY PHILOSOPHY (need to think of a less silly title)
This would be an assessment of what cognitive science has, and doesn't have, to offer philosophy. Basically a critique of Lakoff and Johnson focussing on the "embodied mind" vs. "transcendentant reason" debate, which I argue is false. (Anna will probably go for this one!)
4. READING PHILOSOPHY WITH "NON-PHILOSOPHERS"
Ideas about the "Political Literacy" course I'm doing. How to approach canonical texts blah blah conceptual metaphor blah blah discourse analysis blah critical reasoning blah.
