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William Hirstein Ph.D.

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William Hirstein is both a philosopher and a scientist, having published numerous scientific articles, including works on phantom limbs, autism, consciousness, sociopathy, and the misidentification syndromes. He is the author of several books, including On Searle (Wadsworth, 2001), On the Churchlands (Wadsworth, 2004), Brain Fiction: Self-Deception and the Riddle of Confabulation (MIT, 2005), and Mindmelding: Consciousness, Neuroscience, and the Mind’s Privacy (Oxford, 2012).

Books by William Hirstein Ph.D.
Recent Posts
Why Creationists Should Not Fly on Airplanes
Creationists only intend to disagree with a branch of biology, but because of the massive interconnectedness of science, they are actually disagreeing with a huge portion of contemporary science. Science is also thoroughly interconnected with technology, so that it is not coherent to doubt one and trust the other. Science also has a built in system of checks and balances.
Socratic Irony and Neuroscience

Why did Socrates so often employ irony, and what can it tell us about him, about the aging brain, about how we understand other people, and about the phenomenon of conscience?

Why did Socrates so often employ irony, and what can it tell us about him, about the aging brain, about how we understand other people, and about the phenomenon of conscience?

Three Reasons to Pursue Neuroaesthetics

Despite skepticism from philosophers and the established artworld, the scientific study of how and why we respond to art is well underway. Called "neuroaesthetics", it promises to greatly increase our understanding of this vital yet mysterious human endeavor.

Despite skepticism from philosophers and the established artworld, the scientific study of how and why we respond to art is well underway. Called "neuroaesthetics", it promises to greatly increase our understanding of this vital yet mysterious human endeavor.