F. Eaker
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“Birch’s takeaway message is clear: When in doubt about the sentience stature of a living being, we should probably assume it is capable of experiencing pain and take all necessary precautions to prevent it from suffering. To presume the opposite can be unethical.” #philsky #philosophy
How should we treat beings that might be sentient?
A book argues that we’ve not thought enough about things that might think.
arstechnica.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:17 AM
“Birch’s takeaway message is clear: When in doubt about the sentience stature of a living being, we should probably assume it is capable of experiencing pain and take all necessary precautions to prevent it from suffering. To presume the opposite can be unethical.” #philsky #philosophy
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a long time ago, in (kinda literally) another life, i came up with these on a whim for "use" in philosophical discussion. i'm still kinda proud of them.
#philosophy
#philosophy
November 24, 2024 at 10:00 PM
a long time ago, in (kinda literally) another life, i came up with these on a whim for "use" in philosophical discussion. i'm still kinda proud of them.
#philosophy
#philosophy
‘According to Strawson the “most remarkable episode in the history of human thought" is that those believers deny the existence of something that everyone knows with certainty to exist: conscious experience, a first-person phenomenal perspective.’ #consciousness #physicalism #philosophy
Physicalism Is Dead
There is movement in the sciences of consciousness. Physical reductionism, which attempted to annihilate subjective experience, is challenged by several alternative conceptions.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:18 AM
‘According to Strawson the “most remarkable episode in the history of human thought" is that those believers deny the existence of something that everyone knows with certainty to exist: conscious experience, a first-person phenomenal perspective.’ #consciousness #physicalism #philosophy
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November 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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Here’s a #Philosophy of #Time starter pack I set up. If you’d like to be included please do get in touch.
November 23, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Here’s a #Philosophy of #Time starter pack I set up. If you’d like to be included please do get in touch.