Roczniki FilozoficzneSeptember 30, 2026Szymon Chlebowski, Dawid Ratajczyk, Michał Wyrwa
Historically, technological advancements allowed us to extend our capacities. However, too much reliance on technology can undermine essential cognitive functions. As we extend our minds, we can also overextend them. In this paper, we elaborate on what it means to dilute our minds in the context of the age of generative artificial intelligence (gAI), with a special focus on computationally...
The aim of this article is to present an interdisciplinary approach to the relationship between music, rhythm, and embodied cognition, and to outline the role of rhythmic synchronization as a factor regulating the formation of social bonds in the contemporary world, saturated with new technologies. This proposed framework integrates three research perspectives—neuroscientific, phenomenological,...
W jaki sposób powstają intuicje orzekające o istnieniu problemu ze świadomością i próbami jej fizycznego wyjaśnienia? W literaturze przedmiotu intuicje tego rodzaju dzielą się na inferencyjne, czyli wynikające z filozoficznych argumentów oraz nieinferencyjne, czyli poprzedzające filozoficzne argumenty. Ważne są intuicje nieinferencyjne, ponieważ poprzez swoją generyczność mają być w związku...
This article examines the transformation of the metaphor of the Book of Nature from a catoptric to a haptic model of perception. Tracing its biblical and medieval origins, it explores the symbolic and theological frameworks that shaped the traditional view of nature as a divine mirror. Particular attention is given to Francis Bacon’s conception of nature as a legible system of signs, influenced...
Although panpsychism and pantheism were seen as natural allies in the past, in contemporary philosophy it is widely common to stress differences rather than similarities between them. As a result, only few panpsychists (e.g. so-called cosmopsychists) acknowledge that their view may imply pantheism. In my paper, I argue that at least some popular versions of panpsychism do lead to pantheism. My...
Rougly speaking, panpsychism is the view, that everything is mind or have consciousness. Although the view has a long and venerable tradition, and becomes more and more popular in the contemporary debate, it still has many opponents. The aim of this article is to prove that panpsychism is the best metaphysical account of the nature of the ultimate stuff of reality. At the same time, it is a...
Bernard McGinn is widely considered the preeminent scholar of mysticism in the Western Christian tradition. He is a leading authority on the thought of the 14th-century mystic Meister Eckhart as well as on various issues concerning apocalypticism. His current long-range project is a six-volume history of Western Christian mysticism under the general title The Presence of God , five volumes of...