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Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Golem Genie and Unfriendly AI (Part One)

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The Golem, by Philippe Semeria ( Overview and Framework ) This is the first of two posts on Muehlhauser and Helm’s article “ The Sing...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Should we thanatise our desires?

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Epicurus You might be perplexed by my title, but the concern, once more, is with the Epicurean attitude toward death. As we’ve learned ...
Friday, January 25, 2013

The Lucretian Symmetry Argument (Part Two)

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( Part One ) This series is about the Lucretian symmetry argument against the badness of death. According to this argument, death is l...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Lucretian Symmetry Argument (Part One)

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Death looms large for most of us, even if we try not to think about it. But should we be worried at the prospects of our eventual demise...
Sunday, January 20, 2013

Book Recommendations ♯8: On Politics by Alan Ryan

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Political history fascinates me. And philosophy is clearly one of my passions. Consequently, it should come as no surprise to learn that...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

Is Craig's Defence of the DCT Inconsistent? (Part Two)

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( Part One ) This is the second part in a short series of posts looking at Erik Wielenberg’s recent article “ An Inconsistency in Craig...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Is Craig's Defence of the DCT Inconsistent? (Part One)

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He's smiling now... Forgive me. I am going to start with a self-indulgent bit of blog history. I started this blog over three ye...