General Knowledge David Chalmers: The Extended Mind David Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist. He is very well known for his contributions to the areas of philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. He is also a professor of philosophy and neural science, and the director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at the University of […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB November 3, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge John Searle: The Chinese Room Argument John Searle is an American philosopher, he is best known for his contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and social philosophy. In this video, he explains that the Chinese room argument came as a response to the view that says that human minds can be created computationally in a way that you […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 17, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge Umberto Eco’s Advice to Young Writers Umberto Eco was an Italian Philosopher, Novelist, Essayist, Literary Critic, Semiotician and Professor emeritus at the University of Bologna. He is very well known as an academic for his contributions to semiotics, philosophy, and linguistics and as a Novelist for his Best-selling novels including ‘The Name of The Rose’ (1980). In this video, he advises […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 17, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge Paul Pangaro: What is Cybernetics? Paul Pangaro is an Entrepreneur and a Professor of Practice in the human-computer interaction institute, Carnegie Mellon University. His research interests are centered around Cybernetics and Communication. In this video, he answers some questions about Cybernetics. What is Cybernetics? Paul Pangaro starts his explanation with the etymological definition of the word. He explains that its […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 17, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge Bertrand Russell’s Message to Future Generations Bertrand Russell was a philosopher, epistemologist, mathematician, logician, historian, essayist, social reformer, political activist, and a Nobel laureate. In this short video, he addresses a message to future generations. He advises them to consider two things: one intellectual and one moral. Intellectual Advice ‘When studying any matter or considering any philosophy’, one should look for […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 17, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge Professor Hilary Putnam: Theories of Truth Professor Hilary Putnam was an American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist. He is one of the very well known figures of analytical philosophy in the second half of the 20th century. During his career, he made significant contributions to various subfields of philosophy, particularly, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language and philosophy of science as […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 17, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge Noam Chomsky Criticizes Postmodernism Professor Noam Chomsky, one of the greatest linguists in the XXth century, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist criticizes postmodernism which is infiltrating humanities (literature, discourse analysis, etc.) since the 70s-80s and up to now. Postmodernism as a General Idea In all of this compilation of videos, Chomsky prefers to discuss the […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 17, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge Education: Seven Complex Lessons by Edgar Morin Edgar Morin is a very well known French sociologist and philosopher. He is best known as the author of a number of books on “complexity” and “complex Thought”. In this video, E. Morin outlines some of his ideas on “Complexity” and Education in the form of Seven Complex Lessons. Thinking Complex is Simple Although he’s […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 17, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Knowledge How Has Teun Van Dijk Come to Discourse and Knowledge? Brief History Professor Teun Van Dijk is a Dutch scholar who’s active in the fields of text linguistics, discourse analysis, and critical discourse analysis. He started his work many years ago in French Language and Literature. He was interested in French surrealist poetry. In the 60s, academics were influenced by Chomsky’s work, and so, the […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB October 16, 2019June 6, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Difference Between Discourse Analysis and X The difference between Discourse Analysis and X* is one of the most recurrent questions the members of @Discourse Analysis Group ask. This question can deceive learners into thinking that defining and drawing borders around the field of Discourse Analysis is something easy to do when in reality, it’s not. By writing an answer to this, […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB April 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Evolution of Science: The Kuhn Cycle Explained There’s no doubt that Thomas Kuhn viewed science from a different angle of that of Karl Popper: he viewed it from a historical perspective and observed that it evolves in a circular way similar to a certain extent to the evolution of the seasons of the year, the cycle is known as the Kuhn Cycle […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB February 1, 2020June 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Ship Will Never Reach a Safe and an Ultimate Land In the previous article “Reasoning Gaps: The Reason to Replicate Research Part II”, I concluded the discussion about research replication for the purpose of rectification of reasoning problems found in previous researches with the metaphor of a ship in the middle of a sea as follows: “For a clearer picture, think of it like a […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB January 24, 2020June 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Reasoning Gaps: The Reason to Replicate Research II In this second part of The Reason to Replicate Research, I’m going to develop with more details and explanations the Reasoning Gaps idea I briefly discussed in the article “How to Come Up with Research Question Easily Like a Pro”. And just like in Part I, I will try to pivot the explanation around an example […] Written by Sid Ahmed KHETTAB January 10, 2020June 5, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
