Thursday, October 03, 2024

The Not-So-Silent Generation in Philosophy

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The Silent Generation (born 1928-1945) is disproportionately represented among the most-cited authors in the  Stanford Encyclopedia of Philo...
Friday, September 27, 2024

How to Improve the Universe by Watching TV Alone in Your Room

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Old age can be a silent tribute to beauty. I imagine my own case. Maybe I live the tail end of my life alone in elder care. My wife, s...
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Friday, September 20, 2024

Against Designing AI Persons to be Safe and Aligned

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Let's call an artificially intelligent system a person (in the ethical, not the legal sense) if it deserves moral consideration similar...
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Thursday, September 12, 2024

How Illuminating Is the Light?

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guest post by Andrew Y. Lee in reply to Eric's  Aug 29 critique of his "Light and Room" metaphor for consciousness In “ ...
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Monday, September 09, 2024

The Disunity of Consciousness in Everyday Experience

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A substantial philosophical literature explores the " unity of consciousness ": If I experience A, B, and C at the same time, ...
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Tuesday, September 03, 2024

Themes and Aims of My Science Fiction

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Expectation-Lowering Preface (Feel Free to Skip) You probably won't like my science fiction stories. Here's how I think of it....
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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Is Being Conscious Like "Having the Lights Turned On"?

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Andrew Y. Lee has written an introductory piece of philosophy, intended for students, celebrating the metaphor of consciousness as a light,...
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Monday, August 26, 2024

Top Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazines 2024

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Since 2014, I've compiled an annual ranking of science fiction and fantasy magazines, based on prominent awards nominations and "be...
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