Mitch Herschbach
@mitchherschbach.bsky.social
Philosopher of Mind and the Cognitive Sciences. Lecturer in Department of Philosophy at CSU Northridge
https://www.mitchellherschbach.com
https://www.mitchellherschbach.com
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📣From Mitchell Herschbach:
Revising Simulation Theory Beyond Recognition: A Reply to Yousefi Heris (2024)
Revising Simulation Theory Beyond Recognition: A Reply to Yousefi Heris (2024)
Revising Simulation Theory Beyond Recognition: A Reply to Yousefi Heris (2024) - Erkenntnis
(Yousefi Heris, Erkenntnis, 2024) offers a version of simulation theory, building on (Goldman, Simulating minds: The philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience of mindreading, Oxford University Press, 2...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📣From Mitchell Herschbach:
Revising Simulation Theory Beyond Recognition: A Reply to Yousefi Heris (2024)
Revising Simulation Theory Beyond Recognition: A Reply to Yousefi Heris (2024)
Proud to say I have my first publication is quite a long time! It is a critical discussion of Ali Yousefi Heris's recent paper "Mental simulation: From neural resemblance to representation" (which builds on my 2012 Synthese article on mirroring and simulation). doi.org/10.1007/s106...
Revising Simulation Theory Beyond Recognition: A Reply to Yousefi Heris (2024) - Erkenntnis
(Yousefi Heris, Erkenntnis, 2024) offers a version of simulation theory, building on (Goldman, Simulating minds: The philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience of mindreading, Oxford University Press, 2...
doi.org
July 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Proud to say I have my first publication is quite a long time! It is a critical discussion of Ali Yousefi Heris's recent paper "Mental simulation: From neural resemblance to representation" (which builds on my 2012 Synthese article on mirroring and simulation). doi.org/10.1007/s106...
Please @metrolosangeles.bsky.social consider this plan for the K Line Northern Extension!
Cut & Cover for LA's K Line Northern Extension
YouTube video by nandert
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July 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Please @metrolosangeles.bsky.social consider this plan for the K Line Northern Extension!
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Check out this great article about SPAN2025 written by the Dana Foundation!
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dana.org/article/a-ne...
A Neuro-Philosophical Approach to Understanding the Brain
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July 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Check out this great article about SPAN2025 written by the Dana Foundation!
dana.org/article/a-ne...
dana.org/article/a-ne...
Not sure how many rugby (unions) fans are out there, but I've always found rucks to be philosophically really interesting and possibly confused (esp. conditions under which they begin vs. end). I can't tell if this is something philosophers would actually care about...
July 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Not sure how many rugby (unions) fans are out there, but I've always found rucks to be philosophically really interesting and possibly confused (esp. conditions under which they begin vs. end). I can't tell if this is something philosophers would actually care about...
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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SPAN2025 was truly amazing-- a genuine feeling of community and belonging with 3 days packed with incredible talks and wonderful people. Photos are on our website now!
www.philandneuro.com/photos
www.philandneuro.com/photos
PHOTOS | SPAN
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May 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
SPAN2025 was truly amazing-- a genuine feeling of community and belonging with 3 days packed with incredible talks and wonderful people. Photos are on our website now!
www.philandneuro.com/photos
www.philandneuro.com/photos
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The SPAN2025 full program is now available for viewing! Check out the complete list of speakers and remember, you can attend even if you aren't presenting! 🤩
www.philandneuro.com/program
www.philandneuro.com/program
PROGRAM | SPAN
www.philandneuro.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The SPAN2025 full program is now available for viewing! Check out the complete list of speakers and remember, you can attend even if you aren't presenting! 🤩
www.philandneuro.com/program
www.philandneuro.com/program
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The full SPAN2025 program just dropped and it’s 🔥
The SPAN2025 full program is now available for viewing! Check out the complete list of speakers and remember, you can attend even if you aren't presenting! 🤩
www.philandneuro.com/program
www.philandneuro.com/program
PROGRAM | SPAN
www.philandneuro.com
March 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The full SPAN2025 program just dropped and it’s 🔥
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If you’re looking for the theory behind Severence, look no more. My paper “The Polysemy of ‘I’”, in press at M&L, is your friend. #severence 🤖🧠👩🔬🧪
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philpapers.org/archive/SCHT...
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February 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If you’re looking for the theory behind Severence, look no more. My paper “The Polysemy of ‘I’”, in press at M&L, is your friend. #severence 🤖🧠👩🔬🧪
philpapers.org/archive/SCHT...
philpapers.org/archive/SCHT...
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And just like that, the SPAN2025 invited program is complete. Submissions are open to both philosophers and neuroscientists at philandneuro.com!
January 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
And just like that, the SPAN2025 invited program is complete. Submissions are open to both philosophers and neuroscientists at philandneuro.com!
A new way to talk about phenomenal consciousness: “what is it like to be a peeing chimpanzee?”
January 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A new way to talk about phenomenal consciousness: “what is it like to be a peeing chimpanzee?”
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A new peein’-demic! (I believe Aristotle noted peeing was contagious among horses….)
Chimpanzee social hierarchy: it's like a pecking order but make it a peeing order 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/peei...
Peeing Is Contagious among Chimps
Just as people often yawn or scratch themselves when they see someone else do so, for chimpanzees, peeing is contagious
www.scientificamerican.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A new peein’-demic! (I believe Aristotle noted peeing was contagious among horses….)
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We've just added some additional speakers to SPAN2025! Be sure to submit an abstract by February 1st and join us at WashU May 1-3 🥳 philandneuro.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We've just added some additional speakers to SPAN2025! Be sure to submit an abstract by February 1st and join us at WashU May 1-3 🥳 philandneuro.com
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The deadline to submit to @socphilpsych.bsky.social 2025 is rapidly approaching! Submit your abstracts! #psychscisky #philsky
Society for Philosophy and Psychology 2025 (June 19-21, 2025 at Cornell) is going to be 🔥🔥🔥 and the submission portal is now live! Submit abstracts of 750 words+1 figure by Jan 24, 2025 at 11:59pm EST easychair.org/my/conferenc....
Log in to EasyChair for SPP2025
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January 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The deadline to submit to @socphilpsych.bsky.social 2025 is rapidly approaching! Submit your abstracts! #psychscisky #philsky
This looks great!!
Philosophy & Theory of Neuroscience Conference 🧠 next week @ Chapman & available via zoom.Talks by @drmichaellevin.bsky.social @meganakpeters.bsky.social Newsome, Yassa, Roskies, Carolyn Parkinson, Frederick Eberhardt & many others!
www.chapman.edu/scst/confere...
#philsky #philsci #neuroskyence
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#philsky #philsci #neuroskyence
January 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This looks great!!
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Is now a good time to mention that last month over 25 Los Angeles schools rejected our offers of completely free air purifiers for every single classroom on their campuses?
January 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Is now a good time to mention that last month over 25 Los Angeles schools rejected our offers of completely free air purifiers for every single classroom on their campuses?
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Out today: we discovered a new class of social hallucination - perception of chasing with high confidence. It is elevated in people who are paranoid and people who perceive meaning in the universe www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Paranoid and teleological thinking give rise to distinct social hallucinations in vision - Communications Psychology
When asked to judge if a chase was present in a visual display of moving discs, people with higher paranoia and teleological thinking were more likely to perceive a chase in its absence. They were als...
www.nature.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Out today: we discovered a new class of social hallucination - perception of chasing with high confidence. It is elevated in people who are paranoid and people who perceive meaning in the universe www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Wishing luck to all my fellow academic parents who need to grade but whose kids are already out of school...
December 16, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Wishing luck to all my fellow academic parents who need to grade but whose kids are already out of school...
Trying to squeeze the last bit out of their control of the Spiderman IP.. just doing it really badly
December 16, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Trying to squeeze the last bit out of their control of the Spiderman IP.. just doing it really badly
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This by @devinsanchezcurry.com on how folk psychology appropriates scientific concepts looks super. #philsci #philsky
@devinsanchezcurry.com of course I was having lots of Devin Curry thoughts while reading that Aeon essay on Dennett and thinking about this stuff, too -- this paper especially has been rattling around in my head since I read it a few months ago, great stuff! philpapers.org/rec/CUROIA-2
Devin Sanchez Curry, On IQ and other sciencey descriptions of minds - PhilPapers
Philosophers of mind (from eliminative materialists to psychofunctionalists to interpretivists) generally assume that a normative ideal delimits which mental phenomena exist (though they disagree abou...
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December 15, 2024 at 4:16 PM
This by @devinsanchezcurry.com on how folk psychology appropriates scientific concepts looks super. #philsci #philsky
Notable this article never even considers that the promised productivity gains of existing AI tools are simply not realistic. Instead it must be that workers are not adequately trained in how to use them…
"Not only is AI increasing the workloads of full-time employees, it’s hampering productivity and contributing to employee burnout."
www.forbes.com/sites/bryanr...
www.forbes.com/sites/bryanr...
77% Of Employees Report AI Has Increased Workloads And Hampered Productivity, Study Finds
Despite 96% of C-suite executives expecting AI to boost productivity, employees say it has increased their workload, hampered productivity and caused job burnout, research shows.
www.forbes.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Notable this article never even considers that the promised productivity gains of existing AI tools are simply not realistic. Instead it must be that workers are not adequately trained in how to use them…
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Congratulations to the many philosophers — @shannonvallor.bsky.social, Thi Nguyen, Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social, Nita Farahay,
@jeffsebo.bsky.social, and @alisongopnik.bsky.social— for being among Vox’s 2024 list of 50 inspiring changemakers.
www.vox.com/press-room/3...
@jeffsebo.bsky.social, and @alisongopnik.bsky.social— for being among Vox’s 2024 list of 50 inspiring changemakers.
www.vox.com/press-room/3...
Vox Releases 2024 Future Perfect 50 List Celebrating Inspiring Changemakers
The Future Perfect 50 list includes innovators from around the world who are tackling our biggest challenges.
www.vox.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Congratulations to the many philosophers — @shannonvallor.bsky.social, Thi Nguyen, Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social, Nita Farahay,
@jeffsebo.bsky.social, and @alisongopnik.bsky.social— for being among Vox’s 2024 list of 50 inspiring changemakers.
www.vox.com/press-room/3...
@jeffsebo.bsky.social, and @alisongopnik.bsky.social— for being among Vox’s 2024 list of 50 inspiring changemakers.
www.vox.com/press-room/3...
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The SPP can for papers is out. The Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP) invites submissions of papers to be presented at its 51st Annual Meeting, to be held June 19-21, 2025 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Please submit an abstract by January 24, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
Please submit an abstract by January 24, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
November 19, 2024 at 7:51 PM
The SPP can for papers is out. The Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SPP) invites submissions of papers to be presented at its 51st Annual Meeting, to be held June 19-21, 2025 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
Please submit an abstract by January 24, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
Please submit an abstract by January 24, 2025 at 11:59pm EST.
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Call for papers! Pablo Abitbol, Santiago Amaya and I will be co-editing a Special Issue on "Memory, Emotion and Forgiveness" in the Review of Philosophy and Psychology. If you are a philosopher and/or psychologist working at the intersection of memory, emotion and forgiveness [1/2]
November 19, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Call for papers! Pablo Abitbol, Santiago Amaya and I will be co-editing a Special Issue on "Memory, Emotion and Forgiveness" in the Review of Philosophy and Psychology. If you are a philosopher and/or psychologist working at the intersection of memory, emotion and forgiveness [1/2]