Kathleen Akins is Professor of Philosophy at Simon Fraser University. She is James S. McDonnell Centennial Fellow in Philosophy of Science and a Burnaby Mountain Endowed Research Professor. [1][2] Her primary area of research is Neurophilosophy, with her research goal as of 1999 being fostering better exchange between philosophy and neuroscience to see what can be revealed about "the nature of mind and its relation to the world."[3]
She is particularly famous for two articles: "Of Sensory Systems and the "Aboutness" of Mental States"[4] and "What is it like to be boring and myopic",[5] a response to Nagel's "What is it like to be a bat?".[6] In that article, Akins delves into bat physiology, arguing that much about bat subjectivity, such as the function of cortical activity profiles of the bat's brain, remains to be fleshed out in neuroscientific detail, and Nagel is too quick in ruling these out as answers to his central question.[7]
In 2011, Akins wrote an essay for "Disabled Philosophers" detailing her experience with a severe form of arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis, saying:
The nature and range of 'disability' is so vast that nothing about my own case necessarily generalizes to the experiences of other philosophers on this blog. Still, I think we really needed this forum if only to say "Hey, we're here. We contribute. We're a part of the profession. We're good citizens and good philosophers."[8]
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interdisciplinary research. Recipients of the award include: 2001, KathleenAkins, Simon Frasier University 2002, Paul Bloom, Yale University 2003, Jesse...
Cognition and the Brain: The Philosophy and Neuroscience Movement, ed. with KathleenAkins (Cambridge University Press, 2005) The Prehistory of Cognitive Science...
Philosophy of Neuroscience" and featured invited talks from Paul Churchland, KathleenAkins, Stevan Harnad and Jesse Prinz. Past presentations and the discussion...
Michelle Kathleen Hermosa Orille-Santos (Tagalog pronunciation: [heɾˈmɔsa]; born April 21, 1981) is a Filipino actress. She is the sister of Kristine Hermosa...
the ABS-CBN's children gag show, Goin' Bulilit, since year 2011. Llemit, Kathleen A. (June 19, 2021). "Celebrity dads share Father's Day message". Philstar...
– January 3, 2003 Springville ? 26th January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2009 Kathleen Rice Democratic 4th January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2023 Garden City Retired...
the original on October 4, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2008. Carey, Kathleen E. (August 27, 2008). "Widener students proud of Biden". Delaware County...
be redecorated. Hazel mistakes the famous artist Milwaukee Ames (Claude Akins) for the man she hired to come and paint her room. Deirdre mistakes Ralph...
an engaged couple is harassed by his jilted fiancée. Guest stars: Claude Akins, Didi Conn, Tony Dow, Grant Goodeve, John Hillerman, Allyn Ann McLerie,...
Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright Victor Sen Yung as Hop Sing Philip Ahn Claude Akins Lewis Allen John Anderson Edward Ashley Raymond Bailey John Beal Alma Beltran...
Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard), who are being hunted by bandit leader Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey) and her second-in-command Perry (Jeffrey Pierce). The...
... Vera Dan Priest ... Official Kate Rodger ... Shapely Adorable (as Kathleen Rodger) R.J. Rudolph ... Dr. Bernie Glatzer (as Dick Rudolph) Henry G....
traditional Lebanese parents. Materia gives birth to their first daughter, Kathleen, and James subsequently becomes disgusted with his wife, realizing that...
Kathleen Dale née Richards (29 June 1895 – March 3, 1984) was an English composer, pianist, musicologist and translator. She used the name Kathleen Richards...
independently budgeted features. In June 2012, it was announced that Kathleen Kennedy, a long-term collaborator with Steven Spielberg and a producer...
Tina B. Boyd Heidi Brown Margaret Burcham Rosetta Burke Sherian Cadoria Kathleen Clary Mary E. Clarke Johanna P. Clyborne Kimberly M. Colloton Rhonda Cornum...
1931 film of the same name, and the 1940 film His Girl Friday. It stars Kathleen Turner as Christy Colleran, Burt Reynolds as John L. Sullivan IV, Christopher...
live-action human beings, akin to the 1988 film. Droopy Dog from MGM makes a cameo in all of the shorts. Charles Fleischer, Kathleen Turner, Lou Hirsch, and...
immigration, urban crime, civil unions, and same-sex marriage. In 2006, J. Keith Akins argued that "Klan literature and propaganda is rabidly homophobic and encourages...
and Inter-national Conflicts" Archived 2012-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Kathleen Woods Masalski (November 2001). "Examining the Japanese History Textbook...
(screenplay); Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcolm Danare, Cooper Huckabee, John Schneider, Amy Wheaton, Steve Carlisle, Kathleen Jordon Gregory, Hope North,...
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