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Perspectives. International Postgraduate Journal of Philosophy 2016; 6(1): 4–12 2016 1. September 6, Issue Vol. Perspectives, Perspectives:Perspectives. InternationalPerspectives. International International Postgraduate Postgraduate Postgraduate Journal Journal ofJournal Philosophyof Philosophy of PhilosophyEditorial 2016; 2016; 6(1): 6(1)1–3 3 Open Access PERSPECTIVESEditorialphilosophy concerning primate beliefs where it is argued that non-human animals do notOpen have Access beliefs because beliefs are propositional (e.g., Davidson 1975, 1982). The author offers two arguments against InternationalAustin Dwyer, Meline Postgraduate Papazian, David Journal Markwell of Philosophy a propositional model, an a priori argument from referential opacity and an empirical argument from Interviews Vol. 6, Issue 1 September 2016 varieties of working memory. Secondly, the Prior-Lurz situational model is introduced with modifications. TheEditorial author suggests that with this model, some progress is possible in understanding certain mindreading DOI 10.1515/pipjp-2016-0002 capacities of other primates. This issue closes with a book review of Anthony Steinbock’s Moral Emotions: Reclaiming the Evidence DOI 10.1515/pipjp-2016-0001 of the Heart by David Markwell. In his review Markwell praises Steinbock’s project of carving out a space Professor Anthony Chemero for emotions in moral discourse while remaining critical of Steinbock’s chosen ‘moral emotions’ and their Anthony Chemero is Professor of Philosophy and Psychology and a core member of the Center for Cognition, Special Issue Itmonotheistic is our pleasure biases. to welcome you to the sixth volume of Perspectives: International Postgraduate Journal Action, and Perception at the University of Cincinnati. His work is both philosophical and empirical and Socialof Philosophy.Perspectives Cognition Perspectives is a collaborative is a peer-reviewed process between annual postgraduate publication, editors, featuring authors articles, and referees, book reviews a voluntary and includes resources drawn from ecological psychology, phenomenology, artificial life and complex systems. interviewslabor of love. covering Many athanks broad torange our ofreferees issues whoand topicsgraciously in philosophy offered their and time related to anonymously disciplines. Perspectives review the He is author of more than 70 articles and the book Radical Embodied Cognitive Science (2009, MIT Press), aimsarticles. to reflectWe also the thank diverse Professor interests Chemero of the graduate and Professor philosophy Cummins community for kindly at University agreeing College to respond Dublin, to which was a finalist for the Lakatos Award. His second book, Phenomenology: An Introduction (2015, Polity Editorial publishingour questions, works and from our various contributors philosophical for their traditions efforts and including cooperation. analytic Special and continental. thanks to TheProfessor journal Maria also Press), co-authored with Stephan Kaufer, assesses the relevance of phenomenology to contemporary Austine Dwyer, Meline Papazian, and David Markwell welcomesBaghramian submissions for her continuous in social support, and political encouragement philosophy, and history invaluable of philosophy, advice. philosophy of cognitive psychology, philosophy of mind and cognitive science. He is currently editing the second edition of the MIT (Universityscience and College ancient philosophy.Dublin) Our goal is to offer a platform for those in the early stages of research in Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences. academic philosophy, from Masters and PhD students to recent graduates, to gain experience of the processEditors Inteof academicrviewsAustin publishingDwyer, Meline at the Papazian, highest level.Georgios Petropoulos, Giulio Di Basilio, Maeve Kelly, Fionn McGrath Professor Fred Cummins The editors of the first volume, Anna Nicholson, Luna Dolezal and Sheena Hyland co-founded Fred Cummins is a cognitive scientist and Lecturer at the School of Computer Science, University College An Interview with Anthony Chemero (University of Cincinnati, USA) Perspectives with support from Prof. Maria Baghramian at UCD School of Philosophy. The inaugural issue Dublin (UCD). His work focuses on joint or collective speech and vocal communication, covering a wide range andof FredPerspectives Cummins was a special(University issue on College the theme Dublin, of the body Ireland) and embodiment published in Autumn 2008 of collective speech phenomena from prayer to protest. He has particular interests in coordination within and Austinreflecting Dwyer the andpapers Meline presented Papazian at two (Universityannual postgraduate College conferences Dublin, Ireland)at University College Dublin. among people, in the links between rhythm, speech, and language, and in philosophical foundations such as The founding editorial board also published the second volume in the Autumn of 2009, a special edition enactive theory. He works from an enactive perspective, incorporating the role of the body and the environment on continental philosophy demonstrating the broad spectrum of the research interests of the editorial in accounting for the phenomenon of collective speech. Professor Cummins has published numerous papers Articles board and various contributors. Volume 3, was published in Autumn of 2010 with a new editorial board. on collective speech and strives to develop a cognitive science that goes beyond the limitations of a Cartesian MirrorSince thenNeurons, each volume Husserl, is published and Enactivism: by a different An editorial Analysis board of providing an excellent opportunity view of mind and matter and views his work as a contribution to the exploration of the thesis that mind and Phenomenologicalfor postgraduate students Compatibility in UCD School of Philosophy to learn about all the various stages involved in life are inseparable. Genevievepublishing Hayman an academic (University journal in Collegephilosophy. Dublin, Volume Ireland) 4, published in 2012, was a special issue on the theme of philosophy and nature and was followed by volume 5, a special issue on personhood and identity Falsein Autumn Consciousness of 2014. and the Socially Extended Mind Questions for both Anthony Chemero and Fred Cummins: Ane EngelstadThis year has (University been a time College of important London, changes Northern for Perspectives Ireland. We & are UK) delighted to announce that starting with Volume 6, Perspectives will be published as an open access journal with De Gruyter Open, a Austin Dwyer and Meline Papazian (AD/MP): What role do you see for philosophy in Cognitive Science? Reviewleading of open Carruthers’ access publisher Massive of 435 Modularity journals in various Thesis areas and disciplines. The opportunity to increase More specifically, what is your view on the contributions of different trends in philosophy, such as analytic Maxthe Skipper international Griffiths reach and (University reputation ofof PerspectivesBristol, Northern by moving Ireland the journal & UK)to an online open access philosophy of mind or phenomenology, to scientific studies of cognitive processes? platform is exciting and welcome. As always Perspectives will continue to publish high quality philosophical research from graduate, post-graduate, and early career researchers but now it has the opportunity to bring Anthony Chemero (AC): I want to begin by saying what I think the role of philosophy should not be. In The Situational Structure of Primate Beliefs this research to scholars worldwide. Moving the journal to open access with De Gruyter makes Perspectives my 2009 book, I rant about what I call ‘Hegelian arguments’. These are conceptual arguments against Tony Cheng (University College London, Northern Ireland & UK) visible on over 300 online databases, including ProQuest and Google Scholar, and makes it a fully searchable the very possibility of empirical research programs. Philosophers have traditionally loved arguments like and citable publication. The chance to publish Perspectives with De Gruyter Open was made possible by these, and seem to love them still. Consider a few “classic” examples: Dreyfus and Searle argued against Book Reviews the generous contributions of University College Dublin Seed Funding and the UCD School of Philosophy. the possibility of AI; Fodor and Pylyshyn argued against the possibility of Gibsonian ecological psychology MoralThrough Emotions: international Reclaiming calls for papers, the Evidencethe journal will of thecontinue Heart. to elicit high quality submissions that will and against the possibility that connectionist networks could model cognition. I could go on with examples Bythen Anthony be subject J. Steinbock to rigorous blind refereeing. The contributors will not be liable for the costs of publishing about original intentionality, qualia, incompleteness, unbridgeable intermediaries, etc. These arguments Davidwith MarkwellDe Gruyter Open (University and all such College charges Dublin, will be borne Ireland) by the journal. are the antithesis of ‘contributions’ and practicing scientists quite rightfully ignore them. If philosophers The journal will continue with its tradition of publishing thematic volumes drawn from a wide range of want to have an actual role in the cognitive sciences, they have to contribute in a positive way, and there are philosophical topics and approaches. The present volume focuses on the Philosophy of Cognitive Science plenty of ways to do that. But to do so, they