Joel Vincent Walmsley
Research Profile
Joel Vincent Walmsley
Contact Details
Lecturer
Department of Philosophy
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
T: +353-21-490-2566
E: j.walmsley@ucc.ie
http://www.ucc.ie/jwalmsley/
Department of Philosophy
University College Cork
Cork
Ireland
T: +353-21-490-2566
E: j.walmsley@ucc.ie
http://www.ucc.ie/jwalmsley/
Biography
Joel Walmsley joined the Department of Philosophy in 2006, having completed a BA in Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology at Oxford University, and an MA and PhD in Philosophy at the University of Toronto. He works on philosophy of cognitive science and AI, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind. He has also written about the lamentably neglected philosopher C.D. Broad, and -- having first-hand experience of it -- the phenomenon of colour-blindness.
Research Interests
Broadly speaking my main research interests lie at the intersection of philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. I'm particularly interested in the way in which cognitive science draws on -- and develops -- debates and concepts in those areas of philosophy, and in applying current empirical research to classical philosophical problems.
More specifically, I have written on the following areas:
- Philosophy of artificial intelligence, both as a branch of cognitive science, and in terms of its ethical impact;
- The way in which the mathematical formalism of dynamical systems theory has been applied to cognition (both natural and artificial);
- Theories of scientific explanation and how they apply to cognitive and psychological phenomena in particular;
- The "extended mind" hypothesis, and "situated" approaches to cognition that regard aspects of the body and the environment (both physical and social) as essential to psychological processes and their explanation;
- The concepts of emergence and reduction, both as attempts to address the age-old "mind-body problem" and as ways of explaining complex phenomena in empirical psychology and social science;
- The philosopher C.D. Broad (both his theory of emergence specifically, and the historical and philosophical significance of his overall body of work).
- The phenomenon of colour-blindness (or, better, "colour vision deficiency"): what it is, what it's like, and why it matters.
More specifically, I have written on the following areas:
- Philosophy of artificial intelligence, both as a branch of cognitive science, and in terms of its ethical impact;
- The way in which the mathematical formalism of dynamical systems theory has been applied to cognition (both natural and artificial);
- Theories of scientific explanation and how they apply to cognitive and psychological phenomena in particular;
- The "extended mind" hypothesis, and "situated" approaches to cognition that regard aspects of the body and the environment (both physical and social) as essential to psychological processes and their explanation;
- The concepts of emergence and reduction, both as attempts to address the age-old "mind-body problem" and as ways of explaining complex phenomena in empirical psychology and social science;
- The philosopher C.D. Broad (both his theory of emergence specifically, and the historical and philosophical significance of his overall body of work).
- The phenomenon of colour-blindness (or, better, "colour vision deficiency"): what it is, what it's like, and why it matters.
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body |
Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Study of the Mind Project | Foundation Funded Research | 01-FEB-17 | 30-JUN-17 | €2,150.00 |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | C.D. Broad: Key Unpublished Writings.
Joel Walmsley (Ed.) (2022) C.D. Broad: Key Unpublished Writings. UK: Routledge. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2012) | Mind and Machine.
Joel Walmsley (2012) Mind and Machine. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details] |
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| (2006) | Mind: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction to the Major Theories.
A. Kukla and J. Walmsley; (2006) Mind: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction to the Major Theories. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishers. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2025) | 'What is thought and what makes it free? Or, how I learnt to stop worrying and love the forum externum'
Simon McCarthy-Jones and Joel Walmsley (2025) 'What is thought and what makes it free? Or, how I learnt to stop worrying and love the forum externum' In: The Cambridge Handbook of the Right to Freedom of Thought. UK: Routledge. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2025) | 'Testing the Turing Test with ChatGPT'
Walmsley, J (2025) 'Testing the Turing Test with ChatGPT' In: Using GenAI in Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Irish Universities. UCC Library: Press Books. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2024) | '“Computer Says No”: Artificial Intelligence, Gender Bias, and Epistemic Injustice'
Joel Walmsley (2024) '“Computer Says No”: Artificial Intelligence, Gender Bias, and Epistemic Injustice' In: Mary L. Edwards, S. Orestis Palermos (eds). Feminist Philosophy and Emerging Technologies. New York: Routledge. [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Artificial Intelligence, Recent Work'
Walmsley, J (2017) 'Artificial Intelligence, Recent Work' In: Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. UK: Taylor & Francis. [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Why, Why, Why? Louis C.K. on Explanatory Regress'
Walmsley, J (2016) 'Why, Why, Why? Louis C.K. on Explanatory Regress' In: Mark Ralkowski (eds). Louis C.K. and Philosophy. Chicago: Open Court. [Details] |
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| (2004) | 'A theory's predictive success does not warrant belief in the unobservable entities it postulates'
Kukla, A and Walmsley, J; (2004) 'A theory's predictive success does not warrant belief in the unobservable entities it postulates' In: Contemporary debates in the philosophy of science. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | 'The Right to Freedom of Thought: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Freedom of Thought'
O’Callaghan, P., Cronin, O., Kelly, B. D., Shiner, B., Walmsley, J., & McCarthy-Jones, S. (2024) 'The Right to Freedom of Thought: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Freedom of Thought'. The International Journal of Human Rights, 28 (1):1-23 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2021) | 'Artificial intelligence and the value of transparency'
Walmsley, Joel (2021) 'Artificial intelligence and the value of transparency'. AI & Society, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
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| (2020) | 'The worst-motive fallacy: A negativity bias in motive attribution'
Walmsley, Joel; O'Madagain Cathal (2020) 'The worst-motive fallacy: A negativity bias in motive attribution'. Psychological Science, [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'Verso una riconsiderazione dell’Emergentismo Britannico'
Walmsley, J (2019) 'Verso una riconsiderazione dell’Emergentismo Britannico'. Philosophy Kitchen: Rivista Di Filosofia Contemporanea, 11 (9):11-27 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Emergence, group judgment and the discursive dilemma'
Walmsley J. (2015) 'Emergence, group judgment and the discursive dilemma'. Mind and Society, 14 (2):185-201 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'The Emergence of Borders: Moral Questions Mapped Out'
Walmsley, J and Nine, C. (2014) 'The Emergence of Borders: Moral Questions Mapped Out'. Russian Sociological Review, 13 (4):42-59 [DOI] [Full Text] [Details] |
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| (2010) | 'Emergence and reduction in dynamical cognitive science'
Walmsley, J; (2010) 'Emergence and reduction in dynamical cognitive science'. New Ideas In Psychology, 28 :274-282 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Methodological situatedness; or, DEEDS worth doing and pursuing'
Walmsley, J; (2008) 'Methodological situatedness; or, DEEDS worth doing and pursuing'. Cognitive Systems Research, 9 :150-159 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Explanation in dynamical cognitive science'
Walmsley, J (2008) 'Explanation in dynamical cognitive science'. Minds and Machines, 18 :331-348 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2005) | 'Mysticism and Social Epistemology'
Kukla, A and Walmsley, J; (2005) 'Mysticism and Social Epistemology'. Episteme: A Journal of Social Epistemology, 1 (2):139-158 [Details] |
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| (2003) | 'There's room in the lab for an armchair'
Walmsley, J; (2003) 'There's room in the lab for an armchair'. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 10 (3):89-93 [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2011) | 'Cognitive Science. An Introduction to the Science of Mind'
Walmsley, J (2011) 'Cognitive Science. An Introduction to the Science of Mind' Teorema, 30 (3) :186-191. [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Review of Robert Logan: The Extended Mind'
Walmsley, Joel; (2009) 'Review of Robert Logan: The Extended Mind' University of Toronto Quarterly, 78 (1) :146-147. [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Where is my mind?'
J. Walmsley; (2008) 'Where is my mind?' UCC CACSSS Research Journal, :16-17. [Details] |
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| (2003) | 'There's Room in the Lab for an Armchair'
J. Walmsley; (2003) 'There's Room in the Lab for an Armchair' Journal of Consciousness Studies, 10 (3) :89-93. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2012) | 2nd International Association of Buddhist Universities
Walmsley, J and Greenberg, I (2012) Mind, Death and Supervenience: Towards a Comparative Dialogue 2nd International Association of Buddhist Universities [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
Articles
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | ChatGPT and the Philosophers.
Walmsley, J (2023) ChatGPT and the Philosophers. Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2020) | Crystal Clear: AI and Transparency.
Walmsley, J (2020) Crystal Clear: AI and Transparency. Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2020) | Why do we assume the worst about other people's motives?.
Walmsley, J & O'Madagain, C. (2020) Why do we assume the worst about other people's motives?. Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2023) | We shouldn't fear ChatGPT in education — we need to work with it.
Walmsley, J. (2023) We shouldn't fear ChatGPT in education — we need to work with it. Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2021) | What is it like to be colour blind.
Walmsley, J (2021) What is it like to be colour blind. Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2021) | Thinking Machines.
Walmsley, J (2021) Thinking Machines. Articles [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
Book Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2011) | Cognitive Science. An Introduction to the Science of Mind.
Walmsley, J (2011) Cognitive Science. An Introduction to the Science of Mind. OVIEDO: Book Reviews [Details] |
Invited Lectures
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | Writing Essay Assignments with ChatGPT: An Informal Case Study.
Walmsley, J (2023) Writing Essay Assignments with ChatGPT: An Informal Case Study. UCD Philosophy: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2023) | The 'Author of Nature' and the Editor of _Nature_: C.D. Broad on Psychical Research.
Walmsley, J. (2023) The 'Author of Nature' and the Editor of _Nature_: C.D. Broad on Psychical Research. UCC Philosophy Visiting Speaker Series: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2021) | Epistemic Injustice and Artificial Intelligence.
Walmsley, J. (2021) Epistemic Injustice and Artificial Intelligence. RIA / HEA Symposium: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2021) | Explanation, Trust, and Responsibility: Lessons for AI from Philosophy of Science.
Walmsley, J (2021) Explanation, Trust, and Responsibility: Lessons for AI from Philosophy of Science. DCU D-REAL research group: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2021) | I, for one, welcome our robot overlords: Some developing trends in (philosophy of) AI.
Walmsley, J (2021) I, for one, welcome our robot overlords: Some developing trends in (philosophy of) AI. Trinity College Dublin: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2017) | British Emergentism Reconsidered.
Walmsley, J (2017) British Emergentism Reconsidered. Cambridge University: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2016) | In Defence of Brute Facts.
Walmsley, J (2016) In Defence of Brute Facts. UCD Philosophy: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2011) | Life, Emergence and the Status of AI.
Walmsley, J (2011) Life, Emergence and the Status of AI. Trinity College Dublin Philosophy Colloquium: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2007) | You do not have an immortal soul.
Walmsley, J (2007) You do not have an immortal soul. Undergraduate Philosophy Society at University College Dublin: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2006) | Explaining Situated Cognition.
Walmsley, J (2006) Explaining Situated Cognition. Dept. of Philosophy, Lehigh University: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2006) | Rational Animals: The Fall and Rise of Embodied Thinking.
Walmsley, J (2006) Rational Animals: The Fall and Rise of Embodied Thinking. University of Toronto: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2004) | What Kind of Explanation is Dynamical Explanation.
Walmsley, J (2004) What Kind of Explanation is Dynamical Explanation. University of Toronto, Metaphysics and Epistemology Forum: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2001) | Emergence and Necessity.
Walmsley, J (2001) Emergence and Necessity. University of Toronto, Philosophy Forum: Invited Lectures [Details] |
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| (2000) | Machines, Thinking, and Thinking Machines: Towards a Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.
Walmsley, J (2000) Machines, Thinking, and Thinking Machines: Towards a Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. Massey College, Junior Fellows' Lecture Series: Invited Lectures [Details] |
Translations
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2019) | Verso una riconsiderazione dell'Emergentismo Britannico.
Walmsley, J (2019) Verso una riconsiderazione dell'Emergentismo Britannico. Italy: Translations [DOI] [Details] |
Interview
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | AI in third level education.
Dwyer, R (2024) AI in third level education. Hot Press: Interview [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2023) | What is it like to be colour blind?.
Walmsley, J. (2023) What is it like to be colour blind?. RTE Brainstorm: Interview [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2023) | Outstanding in a field - Episode 2: Joel Walmsley on C. D. Broad, Emergentism and A.I.
Forde, D. (2023) Outstanding in a field - Episode 2: Joel Walmsley on C. D. Broad, Emergentism and A.I. Interview [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2014) | Why do we use time-saving devices to work longer?.
Humphreys, J. (2014) Why do we use time-saving devices to work longer?. Irish Times: Interview [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
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| (2012) | Wonder House.
Kearney, O (2012) Wonder House. Interview [ Publisher's Version] [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Teaching Hero Award | National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education | |
| 2013 | Nominee for the Fernando Gil International Prize in Philosophy of Science | The Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation | |
| 2011 | Team Nomination for TAPSS: University Staff Recognition Awards (Enhancing the Student Experience) | University College Cork | |
| 2008 | "TAPSS" summer school grant (Team Member) | IRCHSS | |
| 2005 | University of Toronto SGS Post-Doctoral Fellowship | University of Toronto | |
| 2004 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship | Government of Ontario, Canada | |
| 2004 | George Paxton Young Memorial Scholarship | University of Toronto, Department of Philosophy | |
| 2003 | Catherall Travelling Scholarship | Massey College, University of Toronto | |
| 2000 | Canadian Rhodes Scholars' Foundation Scholarship | Canadian Rhodes Scholars' Foundation | |
| 1998 | St. Anne's College, Oxford: Clare Spurgin Scholarship | St. Anne's College Oxford |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2024) | Inaugural Conference of the Radical Humanities Laboratory,
Benziger, F., Cuffe, J., Deibel E., Deibel, T., O’Callaghan, P. & Walmsley, J. (2024) Panel on ‘Socio-Technical Futures and the Inner Self’. [N/A], Inaugural Conference of the Radical Humanities Laboratory, University College Cork , 09-MAY-24 - 09-MAY-24. [Details] |
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| (2024) | Emergence: New Philosophical Perspectives,
Walmsley, J (2024) C.D. Broad on Emergence and Machresis. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Emergence: New Philosophical Perspectives, NICCOLÒ CUSANO UNIVERSITY, Rome . [Details] |
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| (2023) | Threads of Emergence,
Walmsley, J. (2023) Emergence and Machresis in C.D. Broad. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Threads of Emergence, University of the West of England, Bristol . [Details] |
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| (2019) | Irish Philosophical Society Annual Conference,
Walmsley, J (2019) Artificial Intelligence and the Value of Transparency. [Keynote Speaker], Irish Philosophical Society Annual Conference, Cork . [Details] |
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| (2019) | The Meanings of “Emergence” in Philosophy and Science,
Walmsley, J. (2019) British Emergentism Reconsidered. [Keynote Speaker], The Meanings of “Emergence” in Philosophy and Science, University of Turin . [Details] |
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| (2018) | Feminism and Technology,
Walmsley, J (2018) Computer Says No: Artificial Intelligence and Epistemic Injustice. [Keynote Speaker], Feminism and Technology, Cardiff University . [Details] |
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| (2016) | Cork Annual Workshop on Social Agency,
Walmsley, J (2016) On the Causal Powers of Emergent Group Agents. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Cork Annual Workshop on Social Agency, Cork . [Details] |
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| (2016) | UCC-UCD Work-in-Progress Colloquium,
Walmsley, J (2016) The Worst Motive Fallacy. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], UCC-UCD Work-in-Progress Colloquium, UCC . [Details] |
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| (2015) | Irish Philosophical Club, Annual Conference 2015,
Walmsley, J (2015) There's no such thing as British Emergentism, and it's a good thing too. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Irish Philosophical Club, Annual Conference 2015, Drogheda , 06-FEB-15 - 07-FEB-15. [Details] |
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| (2014) | Joint Session of the Mind Association and the Aristotelian Society,
Walmsley, J (2014) Emergence, Group Judgment and the Discursive Dilemma. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Joint Session of the Mind Association and the Aristotelian Society, Cambridge University . [Details] |
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| (2013) | Group Agency Workshop,
Walmsley, J (2013) Emergence and Group Cognition. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Group Agency Workshop, University College Cork . [Details] |
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| (2012) | Internation Association of Buddhist Universities,
Walmsley, J and Greenberg, I (2012) Mind, Death and Supervenience: Towards a Comparative Dialogue. [Plenary Lecture], Internation Association of Buddhist Universities, Bangkok, Thailand , 29-MAY-12 - 05-JUN-12. [Details] |
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| (2012) | GroupThink Workshop,
Walmsley, J (2012) On the 'proper' treatment of Emergence: Non-reductive Physicalism and Group Agency. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], GroupThink Workshop, University College Dublin . [Details] |
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| (2011) | Trinity College Metaphysical Society Symposium,
Walmsley, J (2011) Explanation Extended. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Trinity College Metaphysical Society Symposium, Trinity College Dublin . [Details] |
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| (2010) | Joint Session of the Mind Association and the Aristotelian Society,
Joel Walmsley; (2010) Coupling, Constitution and the Dynamical Approach to Cognition. [Oral Presentation], Joint Session of the Mind Association and the Aristotelian Society, University College Dublin , 11-JUL-10 - 11-JUL-10. [Details] |
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| (2008) | Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association,
J. Walmsley; (2008) Explaining Extended Systems. [Oral Presentation], Joint Session of the Aristotelian Society and the Mind Association, University of Aberdeen , 11-JUL-08 - 13-JUL-08. [Details] |
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| (2007) | Interactivist Summer Institute,
J. Walmsley; (2007) Nomological Emergence vs. Functional Reductionism in Dynamical Cognitive Science. [Oral Presentation], Interactivist Summer Institute, Paris , 26-MAY-07 - 29-MAY-07. [Details] |
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| (2005) | Conference on The Transmission of Knowledge, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology,
J. Walmsley; (2005) Interdisciplinarity and the Future of Philosophy. [Oral Presentation], Conference on The Transmission of Knowledge, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Toronto , 12-AUG-05 - 12-AUG-05. [Details] |
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| (2004) | PhilMiLCog Conference,
J. Walmsley; (2004) Emergence and `The Dynamical Approach to Cognition. [Oral Presentation], PhilMiLCog Conference, University of Western Ontario , 01-MAY-04 - 02-MAY-04. [Details] |
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| (2003) | Interactivist Summer Institute,
J. Walmsley; (2003) Dynamical Systems, Emergence and Explanation. [Oral Presentation], Interactivist Summer Institute, Copenhagen , 01-JUL-03 - 03-JUL-03. [Details] |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept. of Philosophy, UCC | Lecturer | 01-SEP-06 / | |
| University of Toronto | Post-doctoral research fellow | 01-JUN-05 / 01-JUN-06 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UCC | Postgraduate Certificate | Teaching & Learning in Higher Education | |
| 2005 | University of Toronto | PHD | Philosophy | |
| 2001 | University of Toronto | MA | Philosophy | |
| 2000 | Oxford University | BA (Hons) | Philosophy & Psychology |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
(2023) Gave a philosophy lecture and led a discussion for secondary school students, for World Philosophy Day, at Mercy Mounthawk school, Tralee, Co. Kerry. |
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(2017) Gave philosophy classes (to 1st and 6th class students) in Rockboro Primary School, Cork City. |
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(2009) Lecture to Cork Astronomy Club entitled "How do we know our theories are true?" |
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(2011) Lecture to Cork Astronomy Club entitled "Explaining Explanation" |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Of Science | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of The History Of Philosophy | Referee | - | |
| Minds And Machines | Referee | - | |
| International Journal Of Philosophical Studies | Referee | - | |
| Philosophical Review | Referee | - | |
| Ai & Society | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Applied Philosophy | Referee | - | |
| Synthese | Referee | - | |
| Yearbook Of The Irish Philosophical Society | Referee | - | |
| Perspectives | Referee | - | |
| Topics In Cognitive Science | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Media And Communication Studies | Referee | - | |
| British Journal For The Philosophy Of Science | Referee | - |
Other Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
Book proposal reviewer for Palgrave-Macmillian |
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Book proposal reviewer for Routledge |
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Book proposal reviewer for Springer |
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NUI Post-doctoral Fellowship Subject Specialist Evaluator |
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NUI Travelling Studentship Subject Specialist Evaluator |
Teaching Interests
Teaching areas:
Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Metaphysics, Free Will, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.
Modules taught (since 2006):
PH1001: Introduction to Philosophy)
PH1005: Philosophy and Social Science: An Introduction)
PH2002: Reasoning and Argument
PH2003: Philosophical Seminar
PH2006: Philosophy of Mind & Consciousness
PH2019: Philosophy of Science
PH3026: Metaphysics and Mind
PH3029: Philosophy in the 21st Century
PH3035: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
PH3041: Moral Psychology
PH3110: Human Nature and Free Will
PH6001: Seminar in Metaphysics
PH6014: Advanced Philosophy of Mind
PH6052: Advanced Moral Psychology
PH6061: Advanced Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Modules contributed to:
MX1009: History of Medicine
UW0003/93: History and Philosophy of Science
PH2017: Feminist Philosophy
PH3002, PH3031: Research Essay
PH6048: Death and Dying
PH7001: Doctoral Research Seminar
Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science and Technology, Metaphysics, Free Will, Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence.
Modules taught (since 2006):
PH1001: Introduction to Philosophy)
PH1005: Philosophy and Social Science: An Introduction)
PH2002: Reasoning and Argument
PH2003: Philosophical Seminar
PH2006: Philosophy of Mind & Consciousness
PH2019: Philosophy of Science
PH3026: Metaphysics and Mind
PH3029: Philosophy in the 21st Century
PH3035: Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
PH3041: Moral Psychology
PH3110: Human Nature and Free Will
PH6001: Seminar in Metaphysics
PH6014: Advanced Philosophy of Mind
PH6052: Advanced Moral Psychology
PH6061: Advanced Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
Modules contributed to:
MX1009: History of Medicine
UW0003/93: History and Philosophy of Science
PH2017: Feminist Philosophy
PH3002, PH3031: Research Essay
PH6048: Death and Dying
PH7001: Doctoral Research Seminar
Recent Postgraduates
| Graduation Year | Student Name | Institution | Degree Type | Thesis Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kate O'Riordan | UCC | Master of Arts | Early Debates on Intentionality and Artificial Intelligence: Context and Discussion | |
| 2024 | Gage Leibman | UCC | Master of Arts | Faith in Robots: AI, Cognition, and Religion | |
| 2023 | Luke Conroy | UCC | Master of Arts | A Phenomenological Critique of Artificial Intelligence | |
| 2023 | Jacques Rossier | UCC | Master of Arts | Corporeality and the Hard Problem: Schopenhauer’s philosophy of mind and its connections to neutral monism and extended cognition | |
| 2022 | Marten Kaas | UCC | PHD | Implementing machine ethics: using machine learning to raise ethical machines | |
| 2022 | Finch McKee | UCC | Master of Arts | Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Meta-Responsibility Gap: The Systemic Challenges in the Ethics of Autonomous Warfare | |
| 2021 | Ira Greenberg | UCC | PHD | The interdependence of nature and nurture in the establishment and maintenance of mind: an eco-dynamic paradigm | |
| 2021 | Saoirse Ferris | UCC | Master of Arts | Freedom Requires a Weakly Emergent Self | |
| 2020 | Max Darby | UCC | M.Phil. | Artificial intelligence as religion: an evolutionary account and philosophical study | |
| 2020 | Robert Parker | UCC | PHD | Being me: knowing-by-being, primary facts, and bodily selfhood | |
| 2020 | David Walsh | UCC | Master of Arts | Situated in Emptiness: Situated cognition, pure experience, and the ontology of emptiness | |
| 2018 | Emma Dore-Horgan | UCC | Master of Arts | Rationality and the Extended Mind | |
| 2017 | Colm Horgan | UCC | Master of Arts | Ethereal Love and Free Will | |
| 2015 | Kevin Power | UCC | PHD | Zazen, philosophy of mind, and the practicality of realising impermanence | |
| 2014 | Billy McCarthy | UCC | M.A. | Anti-Essentialist Counterpart Theory | |
| 2013 | Jessica Dully | UCC | M.A. | The Relationship Between Extended Cogntion and the Dynamical Hypothesis in Cognitive Science | |
| 2013 | Eoin Collins | UCC | M.A. | Both Ends of the Spectrum: Moral Agency, Empathy, Theory of Mind and First Person Accounts of Autism | |
| 2013 | Melissa Allen | UCC | M.A. | Typographic Style as an Autopoietic Vehicle of Communication | |
| 2012 | Robert Parker | UCC | M.A. | Our Worldview of Reality | |
| 2011 | Rob Fehily | UCC | M.A. | The Evolution of Religious Belief | |
| 2009 | Brian Haughton | UCC | M.A. | An Investigation into the Synchronic Problem of Personal Identity | |
| 2009 | Kevin Power | UCC | M.A. | New Perspectives on Mind: Panpsychist and Zen Implications for Western Philosophy | |
| 2009 | Michael Power | UCC | M.A. | Life and its Emergence | |
| 2008 | Tara Horgan | UCC | M.A. | The Mystery of Qualia: Developing a Spectrum | |
| 2008 | Fionn McGrath | UCC | M.A. | The Layered Picture of Reality | |
| 2008 | Michael Connell | UCC | M.A. | A Look at the Evolution of Philosophical and Scientific Conceptions | |
| 2007 | Daniel Deasy | UCC | M.A. | Why is there anything except physics? | |
| 2007 | Jennifer Judge | UCC | M.A. | Evolution, Creativity and Artificial Intelligence |