Peter Schulte
Biographic Data
| ID | 459830 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Schulte |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Schulte |
| SIGNATURE | SCHULTE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bielefeld University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8828-288X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Millikan vs. Millikan: Biosemantics and the role of the consumer
Millikan’s biosemantics is commonly characterized as a “consumer theory” of representational content. Proponents of this characterization interpret Millikan as privileging representation consumers over representation producers in her account of content determination. However, Millikan herself rejects this interpretation and claims to give producers and consumers equal weight in her theory. In this paper, I propose to resolve this issue by arguing…
Some Proper Functions are Distal
Philosophy of Plant Cognition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
This volume features new research about the philosophy of plant intelligence and plant cognition, one of the most intriguing and complex current debates at the intersection of biology, cognitive science and philosophy. The debate about plant cognition is marked by deep disagreements. Some theorists are confident that the empirical evidence supports the ascription of cognitive capacities to plants. Others hold that such claims are overblown, and d…
Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Health—A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Climate change is inseparably linked to human health. Although there is growing awareness of the threats to human health caused by climate change, it remains unclear how the German population perceives the relevance of climate change and its health consequences. Between May and September 2022, German residents were invited to participate in a cross-sectional online survey that explored three content areas: (1) the relevance of climate change, (2)…
Constancy Mechanisms and Distal Content: A Reply to Garson
Sensory perceptions represent things in the outside world. This mundane fact raises a major problem for naturalistic theories of content: the ‘distality problem’. In a previous paper for this journal, I presented a solution to this problem which makes central appeal to constancy mechanisms. Justin Garson, also in this journal, recently criticized my solution and suggested a Dretskean alternative to it. Here, I defend my proposal by arguing, first…
The nature of perceptual constancies
Perceptual constancies have been studied by psychologists for decades, but in recent years, they have also become a major topic in the philosophy of mind. One reason for this surge of interest is Tyler Burge’s (2010) influential claim that constancy mechanisms mark the difference between perception and mere sensitivity, and thereby also the difference between organisms with genuine representational capacities and ‘mindless’ beings. Burge’s claim …
Why mental content is not like water: Reconsidering the reductive claims of teleosemantics
The World’s Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
The Pacific Institute is one of the world's leading research and policy nonprofits working to create a healthier planet and sustainable communities. Based in Oakland, California, we conduct interdisciplinary research and partner with stakeholders to produce solutions that advance environmental protection, economic development, international security, and social equity-nationally and internationally. Since the Institute's founding in 1987, we have…
Truthmakers: A tale of two explanatory projects
Truthmakers: A tale of two explanatory projects
Why mental content is not like water: Reconsidering the reductive claims of teleosemantics
The nature of perceptual constancies
Perceptual constancies have been studied by psychologists for decades, but in recent years, they have also become a major topic in the philosophy of mind. One reason for this surge of interest is Tyler Burge’s (2010) influential claim that constancy mechanisms mark the difference between perception and mere sensitivity, and thereby also the difference between organisms with genuine representational capacities and ‘mindless’ beings. Burge’s claim …
Truthmakers: A tale of two explanatory projects
The World’s Water: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources
The Pacific Institute is one of the world's leading research and policy nonprofits working to create a healthier planet and sustainable communities. Based in Oakland, California, we conduct interdisciplinary research and partner with stakeholders to produce solutions that advance environmental protection, economic development, international security, and social equity-nationally and internationally. Since the Institute's founding in 1987, we have…
Why mental content is not like water: Reconsidering the reductive claims of teleosemantics
Constancy Mechanisms and Distal Content: A Reply to Garson
Sensory perceptions represent things in the outside world. This mundane fact raises a major problem for naturalistic theories of content: the ‘distality problem’. In a previous paper for this journal, I presented a solution to this problem which makes central appeal to constancy mechanisms. Justin Garson, also in this journal, recently criticized my solution and suggested a Dretskean alternative to it. Here, I defend my proposal by arguing, first…
The nature of perceptual constancies
Perceptual constancies have been studied by psychologists for decades, but in recent years, they have also become a major topic in the philosophy of mind. One reason for this surge of interest is Tyler Burge’s (2010) influential claim that constancy mechanisms mark the difference between perception and mere sensitivity, and thereby also the difference between organisms with genuine representational capacities and ‘mindless’ beings. Burge’s claim …
Public Perceptions of Climate Change and Health—A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Climate change is inseparably linked to human health. Although there is growing awareness of the threats to human health caused by climate change, it remains unclear how the German population perceives the relevance of climate change and its health consequences. Between May and September 2022, German residents were invited to participate in a cross-sectional online survey that explored three content areas: (1) the relevance of climate change, (2)…
Philosophy of Plant Cognition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
This volume features new research about the philosophy of plant intelligence and plant cognition, one of the most intriguing and complex current debates at the intersection of biology, cognitive science and philosophy. The debate about plant cognition is marked by deep disagreements. Some theorists are confident that the empirical evidence supports the ascription of cognitive capacities to plants. Others hold that such claims are overblown, and d…
Millikan vs. Millikan: Biosemantics and the role of the consumer
Millikan’s biosemantics is commonly characterized as a “consumer theory” of representational content. Proponents of this characterization interpret Millikan as privileging representation consumers over representation producers in her account of content determination. However, Millikan herself rejects this interpretation and claims to give producers and consumers equal weight in her theory. In this paper, I propose to resolve this issue by arguing…
Some Proper Functions are Distal
Epistemology (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works)