January 2009
January 2009
Philosophy Talk and the Paradoxical Facebook Contest
Ken Taylor
13
Jan 2009
So we're approaching 1,000 fans on our Philosophy Talk Facebook Page and we say to ourselves, "We ought to have a contest. Maybe we could give the 1,000th fan and the person, if any, who invited the 1000th fan to become a fan some really cool philosophy related prizes."
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Philosophy Talk
12
Jan 2009
Philosophy Talk is initiating a new movie award. I know; I know. Do we really need yet another movie award? We've got the Oscars; the Golden Globe; the National Society of Film Critics, the People's Choice Awards .... So what's the point of another, you ask?
Read morePhilosophy and history
John Perry
10
Jan 2009
It seems likely that an important part of the evolution of language (and thought and consciousness, for that matter) had to do with sharing information. Intelligence means using information to guide action. With much of what we do, the link between information and action is hardwired; we perceive that we are falling, we balance ourselves; we see a projectile coming at us; we duck; we feel hunger, gaining the information that we need food, and we eat.
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