About Magnus Wijkander
Magnus is an independent researcher with an MSc from Radboud University, Nijmegen in Cognitive Neuroscience with a minor in Neurophilosophy. Their interests lie in the philosophy of science, metascience, and the workings of the brain.
Education
MSc Cognitive Neuroscience with Minor in Neurophilosophy
Radboud University, 2022
BA Cognitive Science
Gothenburg University, 2020
Areas of Expertise
About Magnus Wijkander
Magnus is an independent researcher with an MSc from Radboud University, Nijmegen in Cognitive Neuroscience with a minor in Neurophilosophy. Their interests lie in the philosophy of science, metascience, and the workings of the brain.
Education
MSc Cognitive Neuroscience with Minor in Neurophilosophy
Radboud University, 2022
BA Cognitive Science
Gothenburg University, 2020
Areas of Expertise
Does Science Actually Describe Reality? Putnam vs. Van Fraassen
Putnam argued science's success would be a miracle if its theories weren't true. Van Fraassen argued theories only need to work, not be true.
Why Nancy Cartwright Says Science Has No Fundamental Laws
Nancy Cartwright argues science has no fundamental or universal laws, only local truths held together by nomological machines built for specific contexts.
The Intriguing Work of the Philosopher Who Was Called the “Canadian Foucault”
Ian Hacking, the so-called Canadian Foucault, tackled problems in the philosophy of science through particular cases. He was a philosopher of showing, not telling.
Who Actually Owns Your Thoughts in the Age of Neuroscience?
Explore the encroaching ethical crisis of brain colonization and the struggle to protect the last bastion of human privacy.
How Neuroscience Is Shaking the Foundation of Our Legal System
Can brain scans predict criminal intent? We examine the tense collision between modern neuroscience and the age-old foundations of our justice system.
Why Is the Explanatory Gap the Unsolvable Problem of Neuroscience?
The Explanatory Gap is the challenge of reconciling subjective mental experience with the objective physical processes studied by neuroscience.
What If Cephalopods Are the Closest Thing to Alien Intelligence?
What if the most profound encounter with a truly alien intelligence isn’t light-years away, but lurking beneath the waves of our oceans and seas?
Why Choose Idealism? The Case for a Mind-Dependent Reality
Idealism is the view that reality is fundamentally mental and is taken to contrast physicalism directly. What is the argument for idealism?
Metaphors in Brain Science Can Be Misleading and Here’s Why
Metaphors in brain science shape our understanding. While offering valuable insights, they can also mislead. As science progresses, new metaphors emerge, reflecting our evolving knowledge.
What Is Naturalism? (Definition & Criticism)
Naturalism is the metaphysical assumption that makes modern science possible. Is naturalism justified and viable?
What Are the Arguments Against Physicalism?
Thanks to physics, physicalism has been a strong metaphysical position, but over time, confidence in it has slowly been eroded.
Are We Prediction Machines? Predictive Processing & Brain Science
Predictive processing unifies brain function, treating action and perception as two sides of the same coin and possibly extending beyond.