Turing: “He invented the idea of software, essentially”
This in The Washington Post. Alan TuringArtificial intelligenceconsciousnessFreeman Dysonphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindTuring machineTuring test
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A Confederacy of Dunces – quotes and extracts – 91
After about two years this marks the end of the weekly CoD cycle and with no more text forthcoming here are the left over Ignatius graphics I’ve found. a confederacy of duncesJohn Kennedy Toolenew orleansphilosophical literature
What My Dog Can Do: On the Effect of The Wealth of Nations I.ii.2
The intro to Jack Weinstein’s chapter. In the midst of one of the most famous passages in The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith writes “nobody ever saw a dog make a fair and deliberate exchange of one bone for another with another dog” (WN I.ii.2). In and of itself, this is probably not a noteworthy…
Oliver Sacks on Learning He Has Terminal Cancer
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Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown: Dirty Work at the Crossroads 1947-1953
Essential for Gatemouth fans and others. Succinctly and very well put by Steve Leggett. big bandbluesClarence “Gatemouth” Browncountry and westernfiddleguitarLouisianamusicSteve Leggetttexas
Walker Percy Wednesday – 22
“Quite a Carnival. Two proposals in one Mardi Gras.” “Who else?” “Sam.” “No kidding.” “No kidding. And I’ll tell you something else. Sam is quite a person behind that façade. An essentially lonely person.” “I know.” “You’re worse than Sam.” She is angry. “How?” “Sam is a schemer. He also likes me. He knows that…
Ex Machina
Very positive reviews: The Guardian The Telegraph The Independent New Scientist AIArtificial intelligenceCognitive scienceconsciousnessex machinaPhilosophy of mindqualia
Everything you ever wanted to know about Mardi Gras
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Hayek and the Left
Simon Kaye’s interesting posting. After all, freedom is an essentially contested concept, and Hayek’s insistence on the importance of individual liberty need not be wholly incompatible with the various underpinning functions of the state, and the careful design of policies that are designed to maximise human flourishing in the difficult trade-off between positive and negative…
Philosophy of Social Science: A New Introduction
Recently released. Philosophy of sciencephilosophy of social science
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