Artificial Intelligence
June 28, 2009
At least some versions of artificial intelligence are attempts not merely to model human intelligence,…
What Is Game Theory?
August 16, 2026
Game theory is a set of mathematical techniques for thinking about how people should choose when their choices interact. But real people aren’t exactly rational actors. Can a mathematical model explain real-world decisions? How can game theorists account for the fact that we don’t always…
Philosophy Through Humor
June 21, 2009
Why did Nietzsche cross the road? To get beyond good and evil! How is a…
Summer Reading List 2009
June 14, 2009
Even if you’re not going to Biarritz for the summer as usual, you can relax…
The Mind and the World
June 7, 2009
What kinds of contact can the mind have with the world? Can we know how…
Flirting with Philosophy
May 31, 2009
What is flirting? Can you flirt without intending to? Can you flirt by dressing a…
Aging and the Well-Lived Life
May 24, 2009
Aging is a physical process that will always be with us. But conceptions of aging,…
Capital Punishment
April 26, 2009
The death penalty: An effective deterrent? A just retribution for horrendous crimes? Or a racist,…
Can Science Explain Consciousness?
April 19, 2009
Humans are conscious, billiard balls are not, and computers aren’t either. But all three are…
Where Does Morality Come From?
March 29, 2009
Time is the most familiar thing in the world, and yet philosophically one of the…
The Root of All Evil?
March 29, 2009
Money makes the world go around. But what sort of thing is money? Bits of…
Science, Ethics, and Censorship
March 22, 2009
Science is, on the one hand, a huge enterprise funded to a great extent by…
The Copyright Wars
March 22, 2009
Today there is an entire generation of people who have never paid for music. From…
Skepticism
March 15, 2009
Various forms of skepticism play important roles in the history of philosophy. Do we really…
Immortality and the Afterlife
February 15, 2009
Many religions contemplate some form of personal continued existence after death: reincarnation in another body,…
The Movie Show
February 8, 2009
Movies play a large role in modern life. We enjoy watching them; we idolize the…
The Judiciary in Democracy
February 1, 2009
In many democracies, the judiciary is protected, to one degree or another, from the voters. …
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