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Philosophers Win $1.3 Million Grant to Study Epistemic Progress in the University

April 9, 2020

A trio of philosophers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have won €1.2 million (approximately $1.3 million) grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to study how universities can best…
Philosophy and Culture

In Defense of Academic Writing

February 17, 2016

Cass Sunstein, writing in The Chronicle of Higher Education, defends serious academic writing against the pressures of popularization and accessibility. Articles in popular magazines and…
Guest Post, philosophy

Metaphysics by Forgetting (guest post by Elijah Millgram)

June 17, 2015

This is the fourth in a series of guest posts* by Elijah Millgram (Utah) based on themes from his new book, The Great Endarkenment: Philosophy for…

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John McCumber on Analytic Philosophy and McCarthyism: A New Look (guest post)
After 26 years, I was surprised to see my Time in the Ditch still drawing criticisms. I have a few quibbles with Verhaegh, most of which I will…
AGT on A Request from an AI (updated)
I don't think I said anything inconsistent. I made two points. One is that we seem to assume that we owe Clips an answer and I queried why.…
naive skeptic on A Request from an AI (updated)
J'accuse! You would only notice the echo chamber, let alone judge it to be problematic, if you secretly had first order opinions that were contrary to the wisdom…
Kate on A Request from an AI (updated)
just want to say that this all makes a lot of sense, especially the last paragraph. before i wasn't sure but now convinced by the exclusion. I'm really…
Holothurian on A Request from an AI (updated)
It's a Dune reference, for Pete's sake, Eric.
Daniel Weltman on A Request from an AI (updated)
If it had been ubiquitous a few years ago I certainly would have found it annoying, but it wouldn't have triggered the sensation that I am encountering something…
Meme on A Request from an AI (updated)
I didn’t realize that chatbot tech had changed/advanced enough to justify this analogy!
pat on A Request from an AI (updated)
go learn something about what an llm is.
Useless murmuring on A Request from an AI (updated)
A quick digression: I have been quietly observing AI-related news on Daily Nous for over a year, and I’ve noticed there is a consistent group of five or…
Bothered on A Request from an AI (updated)
"for pete's sake these are chickens. there's nothing cruel about killing the damned chicken. how is the world going insane this rapidly"
pat on A Request from an AI (updated)
engaging in these conversations feels like being an unwilling character in some demonic satire on humankind. but yes, there's a big difference between chatbots and sentient robots. you…
Meme on A Request from an AI (updated)
Why on Earth would you suppose this? There is a universe of difference between chatbots and sentient humanoid robots—more than enough for pat to change his tune between…
Ichabod Crawford on A Request from an AI (updated)
Pat, with that kind of attitude, I suppose that IF we were to create genuinely sentient humanoid robots, you would identify yourself in the camp that calls them…
Eric Steinhart on A Request from an AI (updated)
Sure, it was just a stray remark after all. I may indeed be over-interpreting. But it fits this thread pretty well. We've got quasi-Biblical injunctions against building AIs…
pat on A Request from an AI (updated)
for pete's sake these are chatbots. there's nothing cruel about deleting the damned thing. how is the world going insane this rapidly

Tag: knowledge

Philosophers Win $1.3 Million Grant to Study Epistemic Progress in the University

In Defense of Academic Writing

Metaphysics by Forgetting (guest post by Elijah Millgram)