The Splintered Mind

reflections in philosophy of psychology, broadly construed

Saturday, May 27, 2023

A Reason to Be More Skeptical of Robot Consciousness Than Alien Consciousness

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If someday space aliens visit Earth, I will almost certainly think that they are conscious, if they behave anything like us.  If they have s...
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Sunday, May 21, 2023

We Shouldn't "Box" Superintelligent AIs

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In The Truman Show , main character Truman Burbank has been raised from birth, unbeknownst to him, as the star of a widely broadcast reality...
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Friday, May 12, 2023

Pierre Menard, Author of My ChatGPT Plagiarized Essay

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If I use autocomplete to help me write my email, the email is -- we ordinarily think -- still written by me.  If I ask ChatGPT to generate a...
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Thursday, May 04, 2023

Philosophy and Beauty and Beautiful Philosophy

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guest post by  Nick Riggle One of the things I love about philosophy is its beauty. Philosophical works contain beautiful ideas, arguments...
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Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Optimism, Repetition, and Hopes for the Size of the Cosmos

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I have a new draft paper out! " Repetition and Value in an Infinite Cosmos " -- forthcoming in Stephen Hetherington, Extreme Phil...
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Thursday, April 27, 2023

New Voices in Philosophy

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guest post by  Nick Riggle Philosophy is a famously rigid and complex discipline full of daunting and difficult prose. As a sign of this...
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Monday, April 24, 2023

"There Are No Chairs" Says the Illusionist, Sitting in One

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Recent "illusionists", such as Keith Frankish and Francois Kammerer , deny that consciousness exists.  If that sounds so obviou...
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Thursday, April 20, 2023

Power Clashing and the Structure of Practices

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guest post by Nick Riggle Some things just go together. Medjool dates and salted cashews. Hot pink and cyan. Unagi and oloroso. Sunshine a...
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Thursday, April 13, 2023

The Black Hole Objection to Longtermism and Consequentialism

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According to  consequentialism , we should act to maximize good consequences. According to  longtermism , we should act to benefit the long-...
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Thursday, April 06, 2023

Sexiness and Love Island

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guest post by  Nick Riggle Sexiness can seem straightforward. Everyone knows what it’s like to want and respond to it—in oneself, in other...
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