Schopenhauer and the Nature of Philosophy (2021)
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Head. (2021). Schopenhauer and the Nature of Philosophy

What is philosophy? What can philosophy offer us? What brings us to think philosophically? Arthur Schopenhauer’s writings offer fascinating answers to these questions that have largely been overlooked until now. In Schopenhauer and the Nature of Phil... Read More about Schopenhauer and the Nature of Philosophy.

Response Dependence of Reversal Related ERP Components in Perception of Ambiguous Figures (2020)
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Abdallah, D., & Brooks, J. (2020). Response Dependence of Reversal Related ERP Components in Perception of Ambiguous Figures. Psychophysiology, 57(12), Article e13685. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.13685

Perceptual multi-stability is characterised by alternating interpretations of an unchanging stimulus input. The reversal negativity (RN) and reversal positivity (RP) ERP components show differences in electrophysiological responses between trials on... Read More about Response Dependence of Reversal Related ERP Components in Perception of Ambiguous Figures.

On order and disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020)
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Stott. (2020). On order and disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Social Psychology, 694 - 702. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12398

In this paper, we analyse the conditions under which the COVID-19 pandemic will lead either to social order (adherence to measures put in place by authorities to control the pandemic) or to social disorder (resistance to such measures and the emergen... Read More about On order and disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic..

Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words (2020)
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Stephens, R., & Robertson, O. (2020). Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words. Frontiers in Psychology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00723

Previous research showing that swearing alleviates pain is extended by addressing emotion arousal and distraction as possible mechanisms. We assessed the effects of a conventional swear word (“fuck”) and two new “swear” words identified as both emoti... Read More about Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Hypoalgesic Effects of Novel “Swear” Words.

Speculation and Esotericism in Schopenhauer's Philosophy (2020)
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Head. (2020). Speculation and Esotericism in Schopenhauer's Philosophy

This paper considers the question of the speculative nature of Schopenhauer’s philosophy. In order to illuminate this issue, aspects of his conception of the aims and methods of philosophy will be investigated, with a particular focus upon the extent... Read More about Speculation and Esotericism in Schopenhauer's Philosophy.

Unlikely bedfellows?: Collingwood, Carnap and the internal/external distinction (2015)
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D'Oro. (2015). Unlikely bedfellows?: Collingwood, Carnap and the internal/external distinction. British Journal for the History of Philosophy, 802-817. https://doi.org/10.1080/09608788.2015.1052961

Idealism is often associated with the kind of metaphysical system building which was successfully disposed of by logical positivism. As Hume’s fork was intended to deliver a serious blow to Leibnizian metaphysics so logical positivism invoked the ver... Read More about Unlikely bedfellows?: Collingwood, Carnap and the internal/external distinction.