Frederick Gregory

Bio: Frederick Gregory is an academic researcher from University of Florida. The author has contributed to research in topics: Materialism & German. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 16 publications receiving 1041 citations.

The conscious mind: In search of a fundamental theory

Abstract: A clutch of '-isms' characterises the approach to consciousness which David Chalmers defends: dualism, epiphenomenalism, functionalism, anti-reductionism, and -probably -panpsychism. (The author would no doubt want 'naturalism' included in the list as well, but as we shall see, Chalmers' predilection to describe his theory as 'scientific' stretches credibility.) While the book does not, as far as I can see, move consciousness research significantly forward, Chalmers succeeds admirably in clarifying the philosophical terrain around and within each of these '-isms' and in questioning the usual assumptions which suggest some of them are mutually exclusive. Because nearly all of what follows is highly critical, I want to be explicit about one thing: I do not think this is a bad book. Throughout, most discussions keep to a very high standard; it's just that they include fatal flaws.

Scientific Materialism in Nineteenth Century Germany

Abstract: 1. Background.- I. Ludwig Feuerbach: Father of German Materialism.- II. Reaction in the Fifties.- 2. The Scientific Materialists and their Works.- III. Karl Vogt: Sounding the Alarm.- IV. Jacob Moleschott: 'Fur das Volk'.- V. Ludwig Buchner: Summarizer and Spokesman.- VI. Heinrich Czolbe: Irrefuhrender Materialist.- 3. Issues.- VII. Of Philosophy and Science.- VIII. Controversies in Biology.- IX. Materialism and Society.- Concluding Remarks.- Notes.

Nature Lost?: Natural Science and the German Theological Traditions of the Nineteenth Century

Abstract: Part I. The Historical Challenge of Religion and Science 1. Historiographical Approaches to German Religion and Science 2. The Shape of German Protestant Theology in the Nineteenth Century Part II. Nature Retained 3. The New Hegelian Faith of David Friedrich Strauss 4. Otto Zockler, the Orthodox School, and the Problem of Creation 5. Rudolf Schmid and the Reconciliation of Science and Religion Part III. Nature Lost 6. Wilhelm Hermann's Encounter with the Theology of Albrecht Ritschl 7. The Existential Critique of Religion and Science Epilogue: The Future Challenge of Religion and Science Bibliography Notes Index

Core Affect and the Psychological Construction of Emotion

Abstract: At the heart of emotion, mood, and any other emotionally charged event are states experienced as simply feeling good or bad, energized or enervated. These states--called core affect--influence reflexes, perception, cognition, and behavior and are influenced by many causes internal and external, but people have no direct access to these causal connections. Core affect can therefore be experienced as free-floating (mood) or can be attributed to some cause (and thereby begin an emotional episode). These basic processes spawn a broad framework that includes perception of the core-affect-altering properties of stimuli, motives, empathy, emotional meta-experience, and affect versus emotion regulation; it accounts for prototypical emotional episodes, such as fear and anger, as core affect attributed to something plus various nonemotional processes.

A framework for consciousness

Abstract: Here we summarize our present approach to the problem of consciousness. After an introduction outlining our general strategy, we describe what is meant by the term 'framework' and set it out under ten headings. This framework offers a coherent scheme for explaining the neural correlates of (visual) consciousness in terms of competing cellular assemblies. Most of the ideas we favor have been suggested before, but their combination is original. We also outline some general experimental approaches to the problem and, finally, acknowledge some relevant aspects of the brain that have been left out of the proposed framework.