Giving a talk in the ever so beautiful Lugano at 4.30 today on the translucent mind. It's also on zoom: www.usi.ch/en/feeds/33307
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Giving a talk in the ever so beautiful Lugano at 4.30 today on the translucent mind. It's also on zoom: www.usi.ch/en/feeds/33307
Fourteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia
Length: 3000 words.
Deadline: December 1, 2025.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia
Length: 3000 words.
Deadline: December 1, 2025.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Fourteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia
Length: 3000 words.
Deadline: December 1, 2025.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
Topic: The philosophical implications of aphantasia/hyperphantasia
Length: 3000 words.
Deadline: December 1, 2025.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
I'm still in shock that I won the FWO excellentieprijs, which they insist on calling the 'Flemish Nobelprize'. It's awarded every 5 years and I am apparently the youngest person ever to win it (at the tender age of 50). I am told that the award will be presented by the King of Belgium himself...
July 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm still in shock that I won the FWO excellentieprijs, which they insist on calling the 'Flemish Nobelprize'. It's awarded every 5 years and I am apparently the youngest person ever to win it (at the tender age of 50). I am told that the award will be presented by the King of Belgium himself...
My first publication in Trends in Cognitive Sciences: Varieties of aphantasia
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Varieties of aphantasia
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June 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My first publication in Trends in Cognitive Sciences: Varieties of aphantasia
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Mind & Language just published a symposium on my 2023 Mental Imagery book. With commentaries by Amy Kind, Christian Scholz and Neil Van Leeuwen. Mostly open access.
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Mind & Language: Vol 40, No 3
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June 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Mind & Language just published a symposium on my 2023 Mental Imagery book. With commentaries by Amy Kind, Christian Scholz and Neil Van Leeuwen. Mostly open access.
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On my way to Toronto for the CPA. Toronto friends, come say hi!
June 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On my way to Toronto for the CPA. Toronto friends, come say hi!
In my humble opinion, The Phoenician Scheme is better than any of his films since Grand Budapest Hotel
May 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
In my humble opinion, The Phoenician Scheme is better than any of his films since Grand Budapest Hotel
Book symposium on my Mental Imagery book in Mind & Language with precis, comments byAmy Kind, Neil Van Leeuwen and Christian Scholz and my response. Much of it open access!
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May 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Book symposium on my Mental Imagery book in Mind & Language with precis, comments byAmy Kind, Neil Van Leeuwen and Christian Scholz and my response. Much of it open access!
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Symposium on my Mental Imagery book on the Brains Blog this week.
Yesterday: my faux-precis.
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Today: Blomkvist on aphantasia!
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Yesterday: my faux-precis.
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Today: Blomkvist on aphantasia!
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The Brains Blog
Dr Andrea Blomkvistandrea.blomkvist@glasgow.ac.ukCentre for the Study of Perceptual ExperienceUniversity of Glasgow One of the most imagination-capturing concepts discussed in Bence Nanay’s recent …
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April 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Symposium on my Mental Imagery book on the Brains Blog this week.
Yesterday: my faux-precis.
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Today: Blomkvist on aphantasia!
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Yesterday: my faux-precis.
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Today: Blomkvist on aphantasia!
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13th Annual Marc Jeannerod Lecture
Hanna Pickard
27 March, 4pm
Lange Sint-Annestraat 7, Antwerp
Hanna Pickard
27 March, 4pm
Lange Sint-Annestraat 7, Antwerp
March 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
13th Annual Marc Jeannerod Lecture
Hanna Pickard
27 March, 4pm
Lange Sint-Annestraat 7, Antwerp
Hanna Pickard
27 March, 4pm
Lange Sint-Annestraat 7, Antwerp
My 'Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction' in Japanese. Nice cover!
March 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My 'Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction' in Japanese. Nice cover!
This one is wild...
February 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This one is wild...
Interview about my recently completed ERC project on the European Commission website (in 6 languages):
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Understanding why we see things we don’t see
A pioneering project aimed to unify the philosophy, psychology and neuroscience of multimodal mental imagery, a concept that could...
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February 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Interview about my recently completed ERC project on the European Commission website (in 6 languages):
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Got 580,000 Euros from the FWO for what I hope to be my next grand project on the Translucent Mind!
December 16, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Got 580,000 Euros from the FWO for what I hope to be my next grand project on the Translucent Mind!
The audiobook of my Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction is now only 3.90 USD (until Jan 2).
Literally less than a coffee!!
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Literally less than a coffee!!
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70% OFF Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art, beauty, and taste. It doesn't just consider traditional artistic experiences such as artworks in a museum or an opera perf...
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December 5, 2024 at 3:34 PM
The audiobook of my Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction is now only 3.90 USD (until Jan 2).
Literally less than a coffee!!
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Literally less than a coffee!!
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LAST CALL: Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:39 AM
LAST CALL: Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
My 2016 book, Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is now also freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website:
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November 27, 2024 at 1:05 PM
My 2016 book, Aesthetics as Philosophy of Perception is now also freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website:
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My 2013 book, Between Perception and Action is now freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website:
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November 25, 2024 at 3:09 PM
My 2013 book, Between Perception and Action is now freely downloadable at the Oxford University Press website:
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Any fans of Robert Musil here? I have a 66,000 word book manuscript on the philosophy of Robert Musil that I'd love to get comments on. Email me!
November 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Any fans of Robert Musil here? I have a 66,000 word book manuscript on the philosophy of Robert Musil that I'd love to get comments on. Email me!
And last but not least: Margherita Arcangeli's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response:
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Book Symposium: Arcangeli Commentary and Response — The Junkyard
This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an...
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November 15, 2024 at 2:03 PM
And last but not least: Margherita Arcangeli's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response:
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Next up: Dominic Gregory's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response (with an intriguing photo): junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...
Book Symposium: Gregory Commentary and Response — The Junkyard
This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an...
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November 14, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Next up: Dominic Gregory's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response (with an intriguing photo): junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...
Today: Daniel Munro's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response. Check it out: junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...
Book Symposium: Munro Commentary and Response — The Junkyard
This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery (Oxford University Press, 2023) . See here for an introduction from Bence. Commentaries an...
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November 13, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Today: Daniel Munro's commentary on my Mental Imagery book and my response. Check it out: junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...
There is a book symposium on my 2023 book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (Oxford University Press) this week, starting with my intro, but there will be three commentaries in the next three days. Check it out, comment, etc...
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Book Symposium: Introduction from Bence Nanay — The Junkyard
This week at The Junkyard, we’re hosting a symposium on Bence Nanay’s recent book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (Oxford University Press, 2023) . Today we begin with an intr...
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November 12, 2024 at 9:54 AM
There is a book symposium on my 2023 book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (Oxford University Press) this week, starting with my intro, but there will be three commentaries in the next three days. Check it out, comment, etc...
junkyardofthemind.com/blog/2024/11...
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Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
September 26, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Thirteenth Annual Essay Prize at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
Topic: Representational format
Length: 3000 words. Single spaced!
Deadline: December 15, 2024.
Prize money: 3,000 Euros.
More info: bencenanay.com
My book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (OUP, 2023) is now officially open access. You can download the PDF for free here:
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March 6, 2024 at 9:59 AM
My book Mental Imagery: Philosophy, Psychology, Neuroscience (OUP, 2023) is now officially open access. You can download the PDF for free here:
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