Open MIND

This is an exciting project and a tremendous resource for all those interested in the interdisciplinary study of the mind. The Open MIND team has brought together an excellent collection of distinguished and up-and-coming thinkers, to produce an extremely valuable guide to many of the key questions in the philosophy of mind. Highly recommended.

Tim Crane, Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge

It is a privilege to endorse this remarkable exercise in academic philanthropy. This unique collection—of over 1,750 pages of compelling discussions—celebrates a decade of the MIND Group. Its objective was to provide a didactic (open access) resource, showcasing interactions between junior and senior figures in the field. The product is an amazing compendium that explores all one's favorite issues in philosophy and neuroscience. The range of contributions is delightfully broad, ranging from 'Naturalizing meta-ethics' to the 'Cybernetic Bayesian brain.' Yet this book is curiously coherent, with recurrent themes and clear evidence that the authors have spent many years talking to each other.

Karl J. Friston, Wellcome Principal Fellow and Scientific Director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging; Professor of Neuroscience, University College London

This scintillating collection is a panorama of contemporary thinking on all the important philosophical questions about the mind. It contains the top names in current philosophy and neuroscience. Better still, the future top names provide critical comments. The resulting open-minded debate reflects multifaceted perspectives on the mind in a dazzling fashion.

Uta Frith, Emeritus Professor of Cognitive Development, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London; and Chris Frith, Research Fellow, Institute of Philosophy, University of London