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Philosophical Puzzles Evade Empirical Evidence: Some Thoughts and Clarifications Regarding the Relation Between Brain Sciences and Philosophy of Mind [PDF]

, 2017
This chapter analyzes the relation between brain sciences and philosophy of mind, in order to clarify in what ways philosophy can contribute to neuroscience and neuroscience can contribute to philosophy.
Sarıhan, Işık
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Does education policy affect teachers' learning needs? An international comparison of trends in teachers' continuing professional learning needs in secondary schools in Australia, England, Japan and the Netherlands

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Education policy changes are believed to influence teachers' continuing professional learning (CPL) needs, but there is limited empirical evidence to support these claims. This lack of deep understanding has significant practical implications. This study used a new circular conceptual framework to analyse teachers' CPL needs. Leveraging public
Rikkert M. van der Lans, Remmert Daas, Joost Jansen in de Wal, Elaine Wilson, Noriyuki Inoue, Tracy L. Durksen, Frank Cornelissen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconsidering the Mind/Body Distinction: Towards a Continuist Ontology of Consciousness [PDF]

, 2009
In his paper, “The State and Fate of Contemporary Philosophy of Mind,” John Haldane likens the present condition of Philosophy of Mind to that of the philosophically stultifying period of late scholasticism, where naming took the place of explaining, and
Robillard, Michael
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Mindfulness and resilience: The experiences of global majority students in a mindfulness intervention Programme at a UK university

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Wellbeing in higher education (HE) in the United Kingdom has been increasingly prioritised for many institutions, with a growing demand for student support requests. There are various determinants in life that can influence mental health. As such, protected characteristics, including race, can indicate that students who are Black or Asian ...
Amy Bywater, Helen Keane
wiley   +1 more source

Operationalising global education in teacher education and training: A model for contextualising terminology

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite a growing international consensus that students need to be provided with the type of education that effectively prepares them to engage in and contribute to their globalised world, and that teachers need to be appropriately trained to facilitate this teaching and learning, ‘global education’ continues to be hindered by a lack of ...
Sarah‐Louise Jones, Miriam Ham, Karena Menzie‐Ballantyne   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent Behaviour as Adaptive Control Guided by Accurate Prediction

Proceedings
We build on the predictive processing framework to show that intelligent behaviour is adaptive control, driven by accurate prediction and uncertainty reduction in dynamic environments with limited information.
Nina Poth, Trond A. Tjøstheim, Andreas Stephens   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are there Many Philosophies or is there Just ‘Doing Philosophy’? [PDF]

, 2018
The term ‘philosophy’ may be used in more than one sense to refer to both the subjective human activity of ‘doing philosophy’ and its result, namely the production of systems of thought – philosophical theories – which history demonstrates as many and ...
Sofatzis, Richard
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A QBist Ontology

, 2021
This paper puts forward an ontology that is indebted to QBism, Kant, Bohr, Schr\"odinger, the philosophy of the Upanishads, and the evolutionary philosophy of Sri Aurobindo.
Mohrhoff, U. J.
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Civilising pedagogies: An ethnography of instructional and regulative discourses in government schools in Delhi, India

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the years, surveys and data on learning outcomes have consistently shown inadequate levels of learning in schools in India, witnessing a further decline in recent years. Studies within the sociology of education have consistently highlighted the overarching role of class and caste on learning outcomes in schools. Neoliberal policy reforms
Akshita Rawat
wiley   +1 more source

Human pairs show collective benefit in olfactory perception despite individual differences and verbal limits

iScience
Summary: Olfaction is a limit case for human communication. Not only does genetic, personal, and cultural diversity make us smell things differently, but perceptual and neurological factors are meant to make it challenging to verbalize our olfactory ...
Mustafa Yavuz, Saman Sayahpour, Bahador Bahrami, Ophelia Deroy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source