Andrew Brook, Carleton University

Research

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the project of interdisciplinary cognitive research Kant consciousness psychological and psychoanalytic explanation environmental ethics

Latest papers

Sense of fairness: not by itself a moral sense and not a foundation of a lot of morality.
The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2013 · senior author
Further routes to psychological constructionism.
The Behavioral and brain sciences · 2012 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Consciousness in empirical research
SSHRC · 2006 · Principal investigator
$60,410
PHICS Conference in Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Language
SSHRC · 2001 · Principal investigator
$10,000
The representational theory of consciousness and its critics
SSHRC · 2000 · Principal investigator
$51,000

All 3 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Sense of fairness: not by itself a moral sense and not a foundation of a lot of morality.

Ramlakhan N, Brook A

The Behavioral and brain sciences2013Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x12000921 PMID: 23445596

02

Further routes to psychological constructionism.

Humeny C, Kelly D, Brook A

The Behavioral and brain sciences2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x11001518 PMID: 22617661

Consciousness in empirical research

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brook, Andrew

Keywords: consciousness; inattentional blindness; masked priming; global workspace

$60,410

PHICS Conference in Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, and Philosophy of Language

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Brook, Andrew

Keywords: cognitive science; philosophy of mind; philosophy of language; intentionality; consciousness; Kant

$10,000

The representational theory of consciousness and its critics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2000Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Brook, Andrew

Keywords: Consciousness; unity of consciousness; mental unity; representation; Kant; Dretske; Jackendoff; Dennett; Rosenthal

$51,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: the project of interdisciplinary cognitive research Dear Professor Brook, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Sense of fairness: not by itself a moral sense and not a foundation of a lot of morality." (2013), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]