virtue ethicists always veer on saying "the ethical thing to do is the thing that knowledge of the ethical thing to do would council you to do" and nothing else. but that's better than some of their substantive proposals...
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
virtue ethicists always veer on saying "the ethical thing to do is the thing that knowledge of the ethical thing to do would council you to do" and nothing else. but that's better than some of their substantive proposals...
definitely in the manifold of permissible interpretations as things stand, until we like look up a couple more studies or something in which case maybe it will be some secret third thing lol
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
definitely in the manifold of permissible interpretations as things stand, until we like look up a couple more studies or something in which case maybe it will be some secret third thing lol
and inasmuch as this bears on the cultural claims about people's willingness to have roommates — i wouldn't be surprised if people's anecdotal sense that young people are more down to have roommates is vindicated. it's just that "live alone unless with a spouse" is still a very common preference too
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
and inasmuch as this bears on the cultural claims about people's willingness to have roommates — i wouldn't be surprised if people's anecdotal sense that young people are more down to have roommates is vindicated. it's just that "live alone unless with a spouse" is still a very common preference too
and well, i'd rather have little treats and rent for the rest of my life than one 50% chance of a mortgage or 30% chance of retirement or whatever. only makes sense to really pursue those if i start making a lot more money.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
and well, i'd rather have little treats and rent for the rest of my life than one 50% chance of a mortgage or 30% chance of retirement or whatever. only makes sense to really pursue those if i start making a lot more money.
fundamental problem with mortgage payment securities in the runup to 2008: if house values fell, everybody would default at the *same time*, rendering the security valueless and destroying the portfolio of everyone investing in them (aka everybody). same problem here!! one tech downturn = disaster.
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
fundamental problem with mortgage payment securities in the runup to 2008: if house values fell, everybody would default at the *same time*, rendering the security valueless and destroying the portfolio of everyone investing in them (aka everybody). same problem here!! one tech downturn = disaster.
yes absolutely thats part of where it's coming from, im teaching aristotle right now lmaoo. i think that aristotle style essences, to the extent they're attractive, are (for the most part) attractive because we're doing the ~metaphysical should~ thing. same for similarity relations.
October 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
yes absolutely thats part of where it's coming from, im teaching aristotle right now lmaoo. i think that aristotle style essences, to the extent they're attractive, are (for the most part) attractive because we're doing the ~metaphysical should~ thing. same for similarity relations.
we have good metaphysical "may" and "ought" (possibility, necessity) but we don't have much of a metaphysical should.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
we have good metaphysical "may" and "ought" (possibility, necessity) but we don't have much of a metaphysical should.
most success ive had discouraging AI is 1: having a very generous extension policy and 2: just talking to them about how ass it is for me personally to grade AI essays, like how much it feels bad for me and inconveniences me etc. it's helpful to remind students that you're human. doesn't always work
October 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
most success ive had discouraging AI is 1: having a very generous extension policy and 2: just talking to them about how ass it is for me personally to grade AI essays, like how much it feels bad for me and inconveniences me etc. it's helpful to remind students that you're human. doesn't always work
I try to say that it's only worth it if you suspect you'd be glad to have done it even if you don't get an academic job in the long run. Now we aren't so great at predicting that but I think it's better than like putting the academic job outcome in our model of our utility function or whatever.
October 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I try to say that it's only worth it if you suspect you'd be glad to have done it even if you don't get an academic job in the long run. Now we aren't so great at predicting that but I think it's better than like putting the academic job outcome in our model of our utility function or whatever.
that's one of the many reasons why i think that working class and particularly trans people should take phds really seriously as options because, like, i have the most reliable income of any trans woman i personally know who isn't in tech, and the best health insurance of anyone i know.
October 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
that's one of the many reasons why i think that working class and particularly trans people should take phds really seriously as options because, like, i have the most reliable income of any trans woman i personally know who isn't in tech, and the best health insurance of anyone i know.