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As far as I am concerned, I am open to being convinced that AI is good for the profession. However,…
Kaufman seems to imply that proponents of the “important truths” view must maintain that the truths AI might help us…
Wallace’s distinction between the value of the philosophical process and the value of its product suggests a further complication, one…
It seems to me—no philosopher that I am—that, having reread Prof. Kaufman’s essay above, one might reasonably ask what, if…
I’m not sure whether an interactive, online logic textbook counts as an open-access philosophy book, but for those who might…
For a slightly more positive assessment, JS Mill: “The real advantage which truth has, consists in this, that when an…
This is classic:
Courts of equity have a tradition of aiding the helpless, such as infants, idiots and drunkards. The average security holder in a corporate reorganization is of like kind.
This comes from "Some Realistic Reflections on Some Aspects of Corporate Reorganization," 19 Virginia Law Review 541, 569 (1933). (I owe the reference to a working paper by my colleagues Douglas Baird, Anthony Casey, and Randy Picker.)
People should understand what precipitated my remarks here at Leiter Reports. Also, a few replies and comments on the conversation:…