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• 1st International Neurophilosophy Symposium. November 29, 2024, Üsküdar University, İstanbul, Türkiye

  18.12.2024

  Patricia Churchland, the global authority in neurophilosophy, was the main speaker of the symposium, while Prof. Dr. Sultan Tarlacı, who conducts scientific studies in this field, was also among the symposium speakers. Üsküdar University Founding President Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan said that "neurophilosophy is a new field and that much new information will emerge in this field".  At the symposium, Prof. Dr. Lütfü Hanoğlu “Philosophy for Neuroscience, Neuroscience for Philosophy; Cognitive Ontology”, Dr. Saffet Murat Tura “The Penfield Experiment and Neils Bohr's Complementarity Principle: An Epistemological Approach to the Problem of Consciousness”, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Talay Turner “Philosophy of Emotions and Neurophilosophy”, Dr. Merve Arlı Özekes “Neurophilosophy and the Question of Well-Being in Aristotle's Thought”, Dr. Lecturer M. Kaan Özkan “A Neurophilosophical Essay on the Origin of Phenomenal Experience”, Doğa Merve Karataş “Neurophilosophy: A Common Language for Philosophy of Mind and Neuroscience” and Dr. Lecturer Baver Demircan “Neurophilosophy and Social Consciousness” gave a talk.

  

  The '1st International Neurophilosophy Symposium' held at the Üsküdar University South Campus Fuat Sezgin Conference Hall was held with the participation of important names in the field.  The opening speeches of the symposium, which was broadcast live on ÜÜ TV and Üsküdar University Youtube account, were made by Üsküdar University Philosophy Department Head Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Yazıcı, Dean Prof. Dr. Deniz Ülke Kaynak, Üsküdar University Rector Prof. Dr. Nazife Güngör and Üsküdar University Founding Rector and Chairman of the Board of Directors Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan. The global authority on neurophilosophy, the symposium's keynote speaker, Prof. Dr. Patricia Churcland, gave a presentation titled "The Origins and New Directions of Neurophilosophy". Churcland addressed the issue of morality and philosophy.

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• Special Issue Article Invitation: Neurophilosophers on Werner Herzog’s Neuroscience Documentary “Theater of Thought”, Submission deadline: April 30, 2025

  18.12.2024

  Neurophilosophy, the interdisciplinary field dedicated to study the deepest problems of human existence through the lens of neuroscience, genuinely welcomes high-quality works of art addressing philosophy, neuroscience or both.  Since Werner Herzog, one of our time’s greatest filmmakers, came out with a documentary titled “Theater of Thought” on the most exciting advances on neuroscience and neurotechnology, neurophilosophers greeted this intellectual event with special interest. 

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• Piketty’s Summarized Ideas on Social Inequality in the View of Cosmological Neuroscience by Nandor Ludvig

  09.12.2024

  As neurophilosophy, including cosmological neuroscience, considers its primary mission to address the most important problems of human existence from the vintage point of brain research, the societal/political components of this human existence must also be subjects of neurophilosophy.  Thus, our journal now presents the cosmological neuroscientist Nandor Ludvig’s new paper that offers a neurophilosophical look on the problem of social inequality.

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• Blur and Knowledge from Falsehood: Neural Network Science and Neurophysiology Meets Epistemology by Jody Azzouni

  06.12.2024

  Convolutional neural networks (CNNs)—that are trained to recognize objects using clear images of them—fail catastrophically at recognizing objects when faced with degraded or blurry imagery. New results by Jang and Tong, and Pramod, Katti and Arun show visual object recognition is optimized by blurring the training images in a way that corresponds to the peripheral blur induced by the human eye. Optimizing recognition of objects this way empirically supports the functional significance of there being a hundred times less photoreceptors dedicated to peripheral vision than in the retina.

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• Memory of Existing Objects as a Fundamental: Metaphysical and Ontological Component of Fictional Entities by Arturo Leyva Pizano

  05.12.2024

  This paper explores a novel perspective on fictional entities' metaphysical and ontological nature, bridging analytic philosophy and neuroscientific evidence. Revisiting the longstanding debate between fictional realists and antirealists, the paper draws on neuroscientific insights to make a compelling case for fictional realism, proposing that fictional entities are contingent, hylomorphic artifacts fundamentally dependent on the memory of existing objects.

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• The Role of Consciousness and Emotion in Decision-making: A NeuroPhilosophical Perspective by Akanksha Nambiar

  04.12.2024

  The paper ‘The Role of Consciousness and Emotion in Decision-making: A Neuro-Philosophical Perspective’ highlights the cognitive architecture of human decision-making with a blend of consciousness and emotional domains in socio-economic factors. Humans are engaged in an array of metacognitive activities that surface the elements of reasoning, planning, and executing actions in society. Additionally, they involve being aware consciously or unconsciously while deciding on a particular action, which is fundamental to human existence.

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• The Modular with Feedback Theory of Free Will by Peter C. Lugten

  04.12.2024

  Many contemporary philosophers of mind and prominent neuroscientists  accept either a hard or a soft version of determinism. In the “hard” version, our behavior is determined by the starting snapshot of the atoms in our brains at birth, thus incompatible with free will. In the “soft”, it is weakly “compatible” with determinism  through either a hypothetical or moral authorship. The feared alternative to determinism  is random, chaotic behavior, dressed up as "incompatibilism" or “libertarianism”.  These ideas are mirrored in current debates about causation, and the level at which it occurs. In this paper, I overturn conventional notions, and propose free will to be compatible, not with determinism, but with chance.

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• The Absolute Otherness of Authentic Human Identity as a Ghost in a Machine by Feride Zeynep Güder

  04.12.2024

  With the development of invasive neurotechnology such as human enhancement technologies, the discourse of escape practices from this algorithmic surveillance emerges as a significant concern for humanity. The challenges posed by today's rapid digitization are deeply intertwined with algorithmic culture, leading to crises marked by new forms of data surveillance and mental intrusion. New developments in AI and neuroscience pose profound challenges to human cognition and identity. As technology opens pathways into the human brain, the true nature of these technologies is increasingly being questioned. The digitalization of the human mind and nervous system could pave the way for dystopian scenarios that diminish anthropocentric paradigms and allow a new elite class to wield power through algorithmic governance.

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• Freedom under Naturalistic Dualism by Arturo Macías

  04.12.2024

  This article explores the concept of freedom within the framework of naturalistic dualism, a philosophical system that combines physicalism, subjectivism, and epiphenomenalism. According to physicalism, the evolution of the Universe at all scales is fully determined by the mechanical laws governing elementary particles and fields, whether these laws are deterministic or stochastic, thereby reducing reality to mere chance and necessity. In contrast, consciousness is immediately real, and since Descartes, subjective experience has been the foundation of philosophical inquiry. To address the tension between physicalism and subjectivism, epiphenomenalism suggests that matter evolves autonomously and determines consciousness.

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• A Handle on Consciousness: The Asymmetry of Consciousness by George Goutos

  04.12.2024

  This exploration, ‘A Handle on Consciousness: The Asymmetry of Consciousness’, delves into the enigma of consciousness, with a particular focus on the deeply personal nature of the first-person experience. While the symmetric challenge of consciousness addresses the general puzzle of why any physical system becomes sentient, the asymmetric challenge investigates why individual, unique perspectives arise—why each person has their own subjective experience. The article argues that existing theories of consciousness fail to explain this asymmetry and urges the need for a framework that accounts for the uniqueness of personal conscious experiences.

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• Infinite Self Embodied by Sam Breslauer

  04.12.2024

  This paper concludes the Fractal of Self model of consciousness. The first paper argues that consciousness originates as the central feature of the identity of God / IS (infinite Self). From this conjecture, theological and philosophical presuppositions were then presented, allowing us to understand God as the uncreated immaterial singular individual of eternity who is completely aware (self-conscious) of His infinite existence and, thus, unlimited worth. God is understood as being both simple and complex simultaneously. His simplicity is represented by a single memory that defines His whole mind, that is Himself, whereas His complexity takes the form of an infinite hierarchy of fully actualised memories, that are nested within, formed by and logically ordered by the dominant memory of Himself.

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• The 1st International Neurophilosophy Symposium has concluded, and we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all participants

  30.11.2024

  The 1st International Neurophilosophy Symposium has successfully concluded, and we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all participants. Below is a list of the distinguished speakers and their insightful presentations. We deeply appreciate the engaging discussions and the exchange of knowledge that enriched this event. Thank you for making it a success!

  

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• I. International Symposium on Neurophilosophy

  25.10.2024

  

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• Call nominations for the editorship of the JNphi

  29.03.2024

  Journal of NeuroPhilosophy (JNphi) has opened nominations for the editorship. At this time the Journal is looking for an editor who will handle primarily papers in applied free will, neuroethics, neuroaesthetics, neurotheology, spirituality, brain and religion, artificial intelligence, social robots and human-robot interaction with a special emphasis on neuroscience and philosophy.
  
  Candidates should be available to start receiving manuscripts in mid 2024. Please note that the Committee encourages participation by members of underrepresented groups in the publication process and would particularly welcome such nominees.
  
  To nominate a candidate, please prepare a supporting statement of one/two pages and provide a current CV. Submit all materials electronically to editor@jneurophilosophy.com
  
  Deadline for accepting nominations is June 30, after which the Committee will begin its work.

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• JNphi Online Advertising information

  29.03.2024

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• The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)

  08.12.2023

  There is a pressing need to improve the ways in which the output of scientific research is evaluated by funding agencies, academic institutions, and other parties. To address this issue, a group of editors and publishers of scholarly journals met during the Annual Meeting of The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) in San Francisco, CA, on December 16, 2012. The group developed a set of recommendations, referred to as the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment. We invite interested parties across all scientific disciplines to indicate their support by adding their names to this Declaration.

  The outputs from scientific research are many and varied, including: research articles reporting new knowledge, data, reagents, and software; intellectual property; and highly trained young scientists. Funding agencies, institutions that employ scientists, and scientists themselves, all have a desire, and need, to assess the quality and impact of scientific outputs. It is thus imperative that scientific output is measured accurately and evaluated wisely.

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• Implications of Neuroscience for Ancient Traditional Philosophical Questions

  06.06.2023

  Neurophilosophy is an interdisciplinary field of study that combines neuroscience and philosophy to better understand the nature of the mind and consciousness. It is based on the idea that advances in our understanding of the brain can shed light on longstanding philosophical questions about the nature of the self, free will, consciousness, and the relationship between the mind and the body. At its core, neurophilosophy is concerned with exploring the relationship between the brain and the mind, and understanding how neural processes give rise to mental phenomena such as consciousness, perception, thought, and emotion. It also seeks to address broader philosophical questions related to the nature of the self, free will, and the relationship between mind and body. 

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• The Posterior Cingulate Cortex Again Forgotten

  07.04.2023

  Koch et al., (2022) 'Repetitive TMS applied to the precuneus stabilizes cognitive status in Alzheimer's disease,' we think that some findings are misunderstood and there are methodological problems. Neuromodulation approaches have been investigated for a long time in the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia. On the other hand, the precuneus region, which is the subject of the research, cannot be considered as an isolated region due to its close neighborhood. Precuneus, it is considered the main center of the default mode network (DMN) like the dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). To date, many DLPFC stimulation studies have been performed with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been published. It is difficult to evaluate the effect claimed as a result of the research specific to the precuneus region. Theoretically, the effect can be expected with the excitation of any part of the default network. However, unlike previous rTMS studies that stimulated the DLPFC, the authors chose to stimulate the precuneus, the main center of DMN. φ

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• How Physics is Reflected in Society and Social Life

  25.03.2023

  Physics today is divided into two fields, a separation which concerns size. The first is classical physics – Newtonian mechanics or Newtonian physics. The foundations of Newtonian physics were laid in 1687. This kind of physics examines matter macroscopically, and has been remarkably successful in explaining macroscopic events and has even attained an iconic status of reliability. What gave it that reliability was that if you knew the causes and variables of an event, you could predict the outcome with certainty. By using the predictive rules of classical Newtonian physics, we can exactly predict the dates of future eclipses of the Sun and the Moon, and know the precise positions of galaxies, stars, planets and satellites. The situation in quantum physics, or quantum mechanics, is very different, however. This second branch of physics is relatively new, dating from the beginning of the 20th century, around two centuries after Newton. New research started because classical physics was unable to explain certain events, and in this way quantum mechanics was born. φ

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• A Look at the Future and an Open Call for Scientific Community

  25.03.2023

  What we call science is the systematization of information obtained from nature. Nature has had its own laws from the beginning. Some of these laws are easy to express, while others stretch our understanding and even our sense of logic. Our efforts to understand nature and its workings, that is our production of scientific knowledge, will never end. We may never truly understand the workings of nature, or get close to the real truth. Therefore, it is ridiculous to behave as if we knew all of the workings of nature and to say “this is not scientific, it is in conflict with the (known) laws of science”. The clearest example of this is when we see the workings of quantum physics in biological structures. When nature is working, it does not know the laws of our science and doesn’t even take notice of them. Nature even sometimes winks at us with “anomalies”. We learn from nature but we cannot impose on nature the laws we have learned from it.

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• JNPhi Awards: Graduate and Postgraduate Prizes

  02.09.2022

  JNphi and AnKa Publisher are pleased to announce a new JNphi Postgraduate and GraduateEssay Prize. The deadline for submission is 31 December 2023. The editorial and publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2022-2023 to determine the number of times each article was read on jneurophilosophy.com (combined Full-Text and PDF, ePUB usage) for the 12 months following article publication. 

                       

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• Free to read, free to publish!

  29.08.2022

  You are invited as author and referee... If our content is in your area of ​​interest, why not join us as author and referee?

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• Discover how others interact with your articles: PlumX Metrics

  29.06.2022

  Article metrics (also known as altmetrics), immediately measure awareness and interest and give us new ways to uncover and tell the stories of article. PlumX Metrics are comprehensive, article-level metrics that provide insights beyond traditional citation metrics. 

  

  PlumX Metrics provide insights into the ways people interact with individual pieces of research output (articles, conference proceedings, book chapters, and many more) in the online environment. Collectively known as PlumX Metrics, these metrics are divided into five categories to help make sense of the large amount of data involved and enable analysis by comparison. PlumX gathers and collates appropriate research metrics for all types of scholarly research output. In a competitive research landscape, PlumX offers metrics to support your research impact footprint along with analysis to assist in case studies or reporting requirements.

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• We add a DOI number from Zenodo to each of articles

  14.06.2022

  We will add a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number from Zenodo to each of our articles published. What is a DOI? Similar to a bar code for a physical object, a DOI is a unique alpha numeric string assigned to a digital object, such as an electronic journal, article, report, or thesis. Each DOI is unique and serves as a stable, persistent link to the full-text of an electronic item on the Internet.

  

  Zenodo is derived from Zenodotus, the first librarian of the Ancient Library of Alexandria and father of the first recorded use of metadata, a landmark in library history. 

  Why use Zenodo?

  Safe — your research is stored safely for the future in CERN’s Data Centre for as long as CERN exists.
  Trusted — built and operated by CERN and OpenAIRE to ensure that everyone can join in Open Science.
  Citeable — every upload is assigned a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), to make them citable and trackable.
  No waiting time — Uploads are made available online as soon as you hit publish.
  Versioning — Easily update your dataset with our versioning feature.
  GitHub integration — Easily preserve your GitHub repository in Zenodo.
  Usage statistics — All uploads display standards compliant usage statistics.

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• Archival Resource Keys (ARKs) regulations

  19.05.2022

  

  We are now complying with Archival Resource Keys (ARKs) regulations and will add ARK number to each of our articles. What is a ARK?  ARKs are similar to DOIs, URNs, and Handles. In contrast, ARKs are cheaper, more flexible, and less centralized. Similar to a bar code for a physical object, a ARK is a unique alphanumeric string assigned to a digital object, such as an electronic journal, article, report, or thesis. Each ARK is unique and serves as a stable, persistent link to the full-text of an electronic item on the Internet. Unlike a URL, a ARK doesn't change over time; even if the item moves to a new location, the ARK stays the same. After joining ARK, we have given a Archival Resource Keys (ARKs) for journal as prefix: 25311.

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• JNphi Online Advertising information

  05.05.2022

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  • teachers and students of philosophy
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• Why publish with Journal of NeuroPhilosophy, JNphi?

  22.02.2022

  Interested in submitting to this journal? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process.

  

  The short name of the journal is JNphi. Phi, φ is short for philosophy, φ is the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. φ

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• Interested in submitting to Journal of NeuroPhilosophy?

  22.02.2022

  Interested in submitting to Journal of NeuroPhilosophy? We recommend that you review the About the Journal page for the journal's section policies, as well as the Author Guidelines. Authors need to register with the journal prior to submitting or, if already registered, can simply log in and begin the five-step process. 

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• Free to read, free to publish!

  19.02.2022

  You are invited as author and referee... If our content is in your area of ​​interest, why not join us as author and referee?

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• The Journal of NeuroPhilosophy (JNphi) aims and scopes

  18.02.2022

  The Journal of NeuroPhilosophy (JNphi) publishes review articles, opinion and perspectives, original articles, book review and commentaries on articles including but not limited to the following fields:

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• Journal of NeuroPhilosophy (JNphi) started to publication...

  17.02.2022

  Journal of NeuroPhilosophy (ISSN 1307-6531, registered July 4, 2007) is a dedicated to supporting the interdisciplinary exploration of the philosophy and its relation to the nervous system. It is planned to be published quartely in March, June, September and December. The Journal of NeuroPhilosophy (JNphi) publishes review articles, opinion and perspectives, and original articles, book review, commentaries on articles including but not limited to the following fields:

   

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