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I majored in philosophy as an undergrad back in the late 80s. I can still hear one professor saying the…
I would be disinclined to characterize the understanding described in the last paragraph as truths creditable to philosophy or philosophers.…
I like this, but it isn’t a virtue of philosophy that we appear to be able to flog dead horses…
Hard agree!
I have no scientific expertise on this subject, but I do wonder, likely influenced by my reading of Roko’s basilisk…
The poem by Wallace Stevens is called “Men Made Out Of Words” not “Machines Made Out Of Words.” This timely…
New results here.
(Thanks to Eric Freedman for the pointer.)
Leiter’s Law School Reports: Annual Survey of Law Student Engagement
Link: Leiter’s Law School Reports: Annual Survey of Law Student Engagement. It seems the commitment of third year law students resembles the public at large. The rue is called: 80/20. Where, in this instance, 20% are the achievers and 80%
I’m not a philosopher, just a mathematician who reads a lot. I do work in AI, though, and I hope…