Here is David Chalmers at the conference "The Conscious Mind at 30" in Bochum (organized by Tobias Schlicht), last month, conceding that the 2020s are the decade of illusionism. Just a few years left to have your illusionist phase while it's still cool!

I've bounced off the other illusionists pretty hard, but this is a really good read so far! I'm not immediately convinced by the view, but I finally feel like I'm getting a grip of how it can be sincerely held by a person who isn't insane and/or an actual p-zombie

François Kammerer@lovingautomaton.bsky.social · 3w ago

My book on consciousness at Oxford University Press is now available! It is titled House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness. The (open access) pdf can be downloaded for free on Oxford Academic: academic.oup.com/book/62981 Printed copies should be available at the end of July.

Another strong endorsement for House of Mirrors, this time from @hakwan.bsky.social ! Yet another reason to check it out: academic.oup.com/book/62981

hakwan lau@hakwan.bsky.social · 3w ago

for the topic, i recommend this book over Chalmers (1996) and Dennett (1991)

Strong endorsement from @keithfrankish.com for House of Mirrors!

Keith Frankish@keithfrankish.com · 3w ago

Download this book (it's open access) and read it now! It is a detailed and rigorous presentation of an illusionist theory of consciousness, and in my opinion it is one of the most important books about consciousness ever written. Congratulations, @lovingautomaton.bsky.social!

Si vous avez été interessé par cette interview à l'époque, vous pourriez l'être encore plus par le livre de François Kammerer ! Il défend l'idée que la conscience phénoménale est une illusion, ce qui paraît radicalement paradoxal à première vue je sais... youtu.be/vrfaqsb_0LM?...

Café Phi #1 - Interview complète | François Kammerer - Sommes-nous tous des zombies ?

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François Kammerer@lovingautomaton.bsky.social · 3w ago

My book on consciousness at Oxford University Press is now available! It is titled House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness. The (open access) pdf can be downloaded for free on Oxford Academic: academic.oup.com/book/62981 Printed copies should be available at the end of July.

My book on consciousness at Oxford University Press is now available! It is titled House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness. The (open access) pdf can be downloaded for free on Oxford Academic: academic.oup.com/book/62981 Printed copies should be available at the end of July.

House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness

Abstract. This book provides a defense and an exploration of illusionism regarding phenomenal consciousness. Phenomenal consciousness supposedly encompasse

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are there illusionists (re: philosophy of consciousness) in New Zealand / Australia ?

GROSSE ANNONCE. Je lance une campagne de financement participatif pour le plus gros projet depuis le début de ma chaîne : le Late Show du Siècle ! Si vous aimiez les PhilosopherView, c'est dans la même lignée en beaucoup plus fou et ambitieux.

Anthropic stands up to Hegseth www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War

A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

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The cover should look like this and it should be out in the second half of 2026. Looking forward to it!

Latest papers: Leonard Dung & François Kammerer argue that illusionism has substantial and non-trivial implications for non-human consciousness research in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy

I have a fairly exploratory/speculative manuscript on moral significance in AIs, and I would love comments/remarks on it by people interested in these questions. You will find the draft here: philpapers.org/rec/KAMMSI

François Kammerer, Moral significance in artificial systems: if not consciousness, then what? - PhilPapers

Many think AIs would be morally significant if and only if they are phenomenally conscious in certain ways. This sentientist conception has been challenged, and alternative views emerged, on which age...

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Only two days left to send your manuscript for the special issue on artificial consciousness in Philosophy and the Mind Sciences! philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

Have you always been curious to know what happens to the research on non-human consciousness if illusionism about phenomenal consciousness is true? Check out this paper by @leonarddung.bsky.social and myself! philpapers.org/rec/DUNASO-4

Leonard Dung & François Kammerer, A science of chimeras? The implications of illusionism for non-human consciousness research - PhilPapers

Illusionism states that phenomenal consciousness does not exist, even though it seems to exist. While illusionism is controversial, it is a serious contender among theories of consciousness. We argue ...

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In case you have missed it: the CFP for the special issue of Philosophy and the Mind Sciences on "Evaluating Artificial Consciousness" is still open - until January 15. Please submit your manuscripts! philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

Philosopher interested in artificial consciousness ? Appreciating excellent diamond open access journals? Submit! Special issue on artificial consciousness edited by @wanjawiese.bsky.social, Christian de Weerd and myself Deadline: January 2026 philosophymindscience.org/index.php/ph...

The Diamond OAJ ournal @phimisci.bsky.social received metrics for the first time. Sure metrics are not the whole story, but its amazing to see them directly behind Philosophy of Science, and ahead of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Science SJR Value! Lets keep pushing OA Philosophy! #philsky

New paper just out by Maxim Gorbachev and me link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Illusionism and the distortion thesis - Synthese

The illusionist theory of consciousness denies the existence of the ‘phenomenal’ properties widely thought to render experience conscious. Central to the illusionist approach is what we call the disto...

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SPECIAL ISSUES! Did you know we publish some of our most popular journal issues as physical copies with extended content? Here are just some of the special issues we have published as books! See our books here: www.imprint.co.uk

Next week (June 10-11), Bochum will the place to be for AI & consciousness. Looking forward to it! artificialconsciousness.philosophy-cognition.com

There is a citation style that I am increasingly seeing in publications. It consists in putting all references in footnotes in the Author Date format, with a reference list at the end of the document. I like it a lot, it allows for smooth reading without sacrifing references. How is it called?

Have you got your copy of 'The Landscape of Introspection' yet? This book offers an informed, contemporary, and challenging view of what introspection is – and could be. Edited by @keithfrankish.bsky.social and @lovingautomaton.bsky.social. Buy here: www.imprint.co.uk/product/land...

Very happy to announce that our paper “Sensory Horizons and the Functions of Conscious Vision” is now out as a target article in BBS!! @smfleming.bsky.social and I present a new theory of the evolution and functions of visual consciousness. Article here: doi.org/10.1017/S014.... A (long) thread 🧵

Tu veux tout savoir sur l'éthique du véganisme? Ton ou ta libraire a, dès aujourd'hui, le livre qui comblera tes attentes: 𝑭𝒂𝒖𝒕-𝒊𝒍 𝒆̂𝒕𝒓𝒆 𝒗𝒆́𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒆? www.scienceshumaines.com/editions/fau...

Faut-il être végane ? - Sciences Humaines

IntroductionPartie I – Éthique et véganisme Chapitre 1 – Qu’est-ce que l’éthique ?Chapitre 2 – Qu’est-ce que le véganisme ? Partie II – Éthique de la production de produits d’origine animaleChapitre 3...

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If phenomenal consciousness is an illusion does that destroy ethics or extend it? A great article by @keithfrankish.bsky.social linking two deep #Sentientism themes... philosophy of mind (what is consciousness?) and the extension of moral scope way beyond humanity. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Ethical Implications of Illusionism - Neuroethics

Illusionism is a revisionary view of consciousness, which denies the existence of the phenomenal properties traditionally thought to render experience conscious. The view has theoretical attractions, ...

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A blogpost on @petemandik.bsky.social 's contribution to "The Landscape of Introspection" (edited by @keithfrankish.bsky.social and myself). Pete's paper, "Sliders" mixes academic philosophy and science-fiction to explore introspection and mind-shaping. Go read it!

Pete Mandik@petemandik.bsky.social · last yr.

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It's real! The JCS special issue on possible forms of introspection edited by @keithfrankish.bsky.social and myself in 2023 has just been republished as a book: The Landscape of Introspection. Check it out here: www.imprint.co.uk/product/land...

The Landscape of Introspection: What Forms Could Introspective Systems Take? - Imprint Academic

We can introspect. We can look inwards, as it were, at our own minds and represent what is occurring there. Philosophers and psychologists have speculated about how we do this, but there has been litt...

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Germany Turns to U.S. Playbook: Deportations Target Gaza War Protesters

Four Gaza protesters in Germany are set for deportations despite objections from an immigration official that none were convicted of crimes.

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