Alva Noë appears in the following:
Where Did We Go Wrong?
Friday, June 14, 2013
We face a paradox: Although we lack sufficient reason to believe in the consciousness of others, it would be plainly unreasonable for us to give up this commitment.
Seeing Indifference To Art And Science At The 2013 Biennale
Friday, June 07, 2013
Commentator Alva Noë enters the Encyclopedic Palace at this year's Venice Biennale and finds it short on art, ideas and engagement. What was the curator thinking? But it's not all bad news. The Biennale is sprawling and there is much to enjoy, if you know where to look
An Object Of Contention At The Venice Biennale
Friday, May 31, 2013
Commentator Alva Noë is taken by the work of Tino Sehgal at the 2013 Venice Art Biennale. It's hard to explain, but in the end he concludes that we do not stand apart from art. We are engaged with art in ways that we don't always expect.
Who Defines Who We Are?
Friday, May 24, 2013
To understand the origin of traits, you need, in effect, to look at how we think and feel about the traits we have. What we are is fixed, in part, by us. That was one of the thoughts prompted by commentator Alva Noë's arrival in Istanbul this week.
The Mutable Meanings Of Music
Friday, May 17, 2013
Songs, like all art, can take on a life of their own once they are thrust into the public domain. Their meanings can shift substantially, something commentator Alva Noë experienced recently during a school music recital.
A Fresh Answer To Vermeer's Mystery
Friday, May 10, 2013
The work of the Dutch master Johannes Vermeer has long puzzled the art world. Some of his pieces just don't quite fit. They're a little off. What gives? Author Benjamin Binstock has an idea, an idea that commentator Alva Noë finds appealing.
Is Massively Open Online Education A Threat Or A Blessing?
Friday, May 03, 2013
Faculty at San Jose State University are rebelling against pressure from their own administration to integrate MOOCs — massively open online courses — into their teaching. Across the country the issue is being debated on campuses and in state houses. Commentator Alva Noë's dips his toe into the conversation.
Oliver Sacks: An Appreciation
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Sacks turns 80 this year. Philosopher Alva Noë asks the question: What makes Sacks' work so important?
For The Love Of The Game: Play Ball!
Friday, April 12, 2013
Baseball is more than a game to many people. Commentator Alva Noë thought he knew it better than most, until his children started playing Little League. That's when the community that makes up organized youth baseball welcomed him into their fold and opened his eyes to whole new levels of meaning in the game.
Coughing And The Meaning Of Art
Friday, April 05, 2013
There's a lot of coughing in audiences at concerts and plays. Why? Commentator Alva Noe suggests that the answer has something to do with the importance of art.
On Making It Up In The Media
Friday, March 29, 2013
What does the truth require in journalism? Commentator Alva Noë sides with Lawrence Weschler in saying that journalists miss the mark when they approach their subjects like anthropologists who have nothing at stake in the exchange.
What's Behind The Invention Of 'Neuroscience Care'?
Friday, March 22, 2013
Is "neuroscience care" a new kind of care? A new medical speciality? Or a new kind of marketing? Commentator Alva Noë says: don't believe the hype.
The New Perfectionism: Why Can't We Just Be Ourselves?
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The anti-pleasure, perfectionist trends so marked in contemporary culture are holding us back from just living in the moment and enjoying ourselves. At least, that's how commentator Alva Noë sees it as he watches TV, and TV commercials, with his sons.
Listening To Freud: Sometimes A Voice Is More Than Just A Voice
Friday, March 08, 2013
Have you ever heard Freud speak? Listen to what may be the only known recording of this intellectual and cultural giant. It is a strange and lovely experience.
Are You Overwhelmed? You Don't Have To Be
Friday, March 01, 2013
We seem to be stressed out these days. Everybody I know says that they feel overwhelmed a lot of the time. Why is this? What is going on?
I Am, Therefore I Think
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
U.C. Berkeley philosopher Alva Noë challenges the assumptions underlying neuroscientific studies of consciousness in Out of Our Heads. According to Noë, consciousness arises from interactions with out surroundings and is not something that simply happens inside of our brains.
