24. October 2009 by Raleigh Miller.

Just a short note regarding some disputes that i’ve been having recently with some colleagues. I’ve recently been concerned with sub-doxastic mental states. Subdoxastic mental states are representational mental states that are not beliefs, are non-conceptual (this is controversial), are inaccessible to consciousness (this is controversial), and are inferentially isolated (this is controversial, though less so). They are representational mental states which play a role in causing beliefs.

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10. October 2009 by Raleigh Miller.

(Wanting to give credit where credit is due, I should say the following right out of the gate: I owe my conception of the BISH to Dr. Andrea Scarantino of Georgia State University.  The day I heard Dr. Scarantino lecture on the BISH I walked out of the classroom a better writer, not yet having even written anything. )

So, one of my goals for this blog has always been to have a place where I can post rough drafts of papers and open them up to peer scrutiny.  This is becoming all the more appropriate, as my group regular editors spreads out across the country, and as my twitter account approaches and exceeds 100 followers (you can follow me at www.twitter.com/raleighmiller) most of whom are philosophers.  That’s a lot of possible editors, and it doesn’t even include Ohio State University peers.  I’m hoping I can utilize these various social media to make sure that all my work is sincerely and thoroughly vetted.  I am always willing to provide this service to others, provided I have the time (and usually I make time).This post is intended to illustrate the kind of help I’m asking for when solicit peer editors, and the kind of help I intend to give when the same is solicited of me.  I’d like to introduce you to the BISH. Read the rest of this entry »

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