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A Philosophical Look at the Tech Companies You Use

A philosopher who specializes in questions about technology and a Silicon Valley executive with a Ph.D. in philosophy have a conversation.

April 5, 2021
Building A Better “Which Philosopher Are You Most Similar To?” Quiz

There are various silly little quizzes across the internet claiming to be able to tell you which famous philosopher you most agree with, but…

April 2, 2021
Another Mini-Heap

Yet more for the Heap…

April 1, 2021
Mini-Heap

The most recent additions to the Heap of Links…

April 1, 2021
To Help Avert University’s “Hunger Games,” A Philosopher Steps Down

Philosopher John Sutton will be voluntarily stepping down from his position as professor in the Department of Cognitive Science at Macquarie University as a…

March 31, 2021
Ad Hoc

March 30, 2021
Online Philosophy Resources Weekly Update

The weekly report on new and revised entries at online philosophy resources and new reviews of philosophy books…

March 30, 2021
Philosopher Named to White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council

Kyle Whyte, the George Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, has been named to the White House Environmental…

March 30, 2021
Guilford College Plans to Cut Philosophy Major — and 19 Others (updated)

[Note: the following post was mistakenly based on an outdated article from November, 2020. For newer information about what is happening at Guilford College,…

March 30, 2021
NSF Bill Emphasizes Ethics, Includes Ethics Grants

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has introduced a bill for the funding of the National Science Foundation (NSF)…

March 29, 2021
Philosophy Prof’s Lawsuit Against University On Addressing Trans Students Reinstated

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has reversed an earlier dismissal of a philosophy professor’s lawsuit against his employer, Shawnee…

March 29, 2021
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Links of interest to people interested in philosophy…

March 29, 2021
Absurdist Video Edits of Philosophers Talking

Saul Kripke, Kit Fine, Timothy Williamson, John McDowell, Jonathan Schaffer, Graham Priest, Robert Brandom, and other philosophers are the unwitting stars of films created…

March 28, 2021
Cambridge Hires Dewar and Fine

Neil Dewar, currently assistant professor at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy, and Sarah Fine, currently senior lecturer in philosophy at King’s College, London,…

March 26, 2021
Summer Programs in Philosophy for High School Students, 2021 Edition

Please use the comments section on this post to share information about 2021 summer programs in philosophy for high school students.

March 25, 2021
“Hey Sophi”, or How Much Philosophy Will Computers Do?

While we have seen increased use of computing in philosophy over the past two decades, the continued development of computational sophistication and power, artificial…

March 24, 2021
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March 24, 2021
Mind Chunks

March 23, 2021
Andrew Levine (1944-2021)

Andrew Levine, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park, and…

March 23, 2021
Stephen White (1983-2021)

Stephen White, associate professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, died yesterday.

March 22, 2021

Heap of Links

“Many couples do not survive trauma like this” — A profile of Susan Brison—who was brutally attacked in 1990, and who wrote about it in Aftermath—and her husband, Thomas Trezise, who has now written his own book stemming from those events
“Bad AI Consciousness Takes” Bingo Card — Henry Shevlin's area of specialization is becoming a popular topic in popular discourse, and he can't stand the "cavalcade of terrible takes"
Does the principle of sufficient reason imply panpsychism? If it does, do we then ponens or tollens? — Sam Kimpton-Nye on these questions and the "demand for intelligibility"
PTSD flashbacks may be harmful, but they may also be helpfully “resupplying phenomenal experience” to those who, owing to trauma, are “grasp alienated” — Michaela McSweeney on trauma and "madness-as-strategy"
A look at the very first issue of Mind — Brett Mullins surveys its articles on the occasion of the journal's 150th anniversary
The most bizarre plagiarism-related story ever — featuring: a death, an investigator, a dissertation, a mysterious red book, and more
New data on earnings by major and university — though not all universities
“AI poses two different existential threats to [our] valuing practices” — Jordan MacKenzie offers an account of why negative judgments about AI taking over our creative and caring activities are justified
“Submission” is a humorous clicker-style game about starting a career in academic philosophy (or not) — created by Nat Hansen
“The best investment in education is to become the most human human—a challenging, fulfilling, exciting pursuit that connects us across generations” — an interview with Christa Acampora, philosopher and dean of Arts & Sciences at UVA
“What would happen if we tried to live without the mythology of agency at all?” — It's worth pondering, since "agency is just an internal command hallucination," says Alexander Douglas
“Reading List” is a free Mac app for keeping track of papers to read — philosophy PhD student Hayden Kajercline created this productivity tool for researchers, with help from Claude
How should we react to scary predictions about AI? “First: by asking questions” — "If you believe predictions uncritically, it amounts to obeying in advance," says Carissa Véliz
“I feel unbelievably lucky that I was able to make philosophy my profession” — Karen Ng reflects on her path into philosophy, at #first-genphilosophers
The ordinary concept of knowledge “doesn’t work at all the way philosophers said it does” — a round-up of studies shows how weird the philosophers' version of the concept is
1000 or so psychiatrists were asked to diagnose standardized clinical case vignettes. “Two doctors agreed on the diagnosis only 55% of the time” — What does this tell us about psychiatry? Or about other fields in which experts disagree?
Where Aristotle taught Alexander — "this newest dig may be the most revealing yet, offering insight into the specifics of Alexander the Great’s education"
Over 4000 of the Justice Department’s lawyers have left their jobs since Trump’s second term began — The New Yorker on the moral dilemma facing some government employees: resign and avoid complicity, or stay and resist where one can?
Underappreciated philosophy published between 1970-2019 — some old posts to which you can still add works that should be better appreciated
The AI threat to independent student writing is not necessarily a threat to student learning — what's needed, says Joe Cruz, are courses "in which ideas are expressed in real time and analytical thought unfolds as a debate or an oral defense or a group discussion"—and small enough classes to make that work

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Justinian on The Future Currency of Achievement in Human Philosophy
Yeah but you could just get fed what to say in a Deep Talk in a wireless mic or displayed on smart glasses where the source is just…
Will Fithian on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Michel, I share your cynicism about the motives of industry leaders who warn about dangers even while continuing to exacerbate them by racing ahead. Unfortunately, the best reasons…
Will Fithian on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Thanks for engaging. Our working paper doesn't assess the probability that leaders in the U.S. and China will want to pause, only the feasibility of their achieving it…
AGT on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Indeed, although not because I was thinking of these points, my comment was intended to be satirical (since I don't expect any kind of pause at all).
assopro on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Im afraid that by now NVIDIA and the whole AI ecosphere is too big to fail. if anyone in gov't seriously entertained this, then we would have such…
Zach Thornton on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
A concern about any temporary pause is that it creates an artificial bottleneck that, once released, will likely result in an overwhelming tsunami of developments. For example, suppose…
Luis Bytner on What’s the Point of Philosophy (as an academic discipline)?
I think the goal of academic philosophy is to systematize the teaching of philosophy through various traditions, making it possible to suspend all existing theories about reality so…
Patrick Lin on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Oops, thanks for clueing me in, David. I hadn't read their report since the premise sounded so implausible. After skimming the report now, my assessment and comment still…
Student Philosopher on AI for Philosophy: Progress through Capital-Intensive Philosophy (guest post)
The cost of access to AI is currently being subsidized by investors and taxpayers. The current cost is not economically sustainable.
Dan Hooley on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
You can verify the destruction of GPUs. I’m not saying that’s the best option, but clearly it is an option.
David Wallace on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
This is precisely the issue that the report being discussed here is addressing.
Runa on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
yes. at last.
Patrick Lin on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
Arms control ain't what it used to be. The main difference for cyberweapons and AI is that there's no plausible verification regime. They're not like bombs which can…
Dan Hooley on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
For those concerned with regulatory capture, Alex Tabarrok has a great post explaining why this doesn't fit calls to slow down AI progress: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/what-regulatory-capture-actually-looks-like.html
Marc Champagne on Is a “Hardwired Pause” of AI Possible?
The fact that we are having this conversation, no matter its outcome, is a welcome change from the Mr.-Magoo-walking-into-traffic/Jesus-take-the-wheel approach of many.

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