PinnedNiceness is Cruel, Evil, and DangerousFrom a young age children are taught to be nice, often as a corrective for not-nice behavior, which typically runs the gamut from…Jan 141Jan 141
Cotton Caligula A.II: Its Intended Audience and CompilerI left academia a long time ago, but before that I was working on Cotton Caligula A.II, a mid-fifteenth century manuscript that I would…Dec 14Dec 14
The Extended Mind and the Ontology of ConsciousnessDavid Chalmers’s and Andy Clark’s notion of the extended mind is facing greater empirical tests, and it seems to me that these tests may…Sep 12Sep 12
Certainty and Accuracy are Inversely ProportionalImagine a very simple and boring game involving Player 1 and Player 2. The two players stand opposite each other and toss a ball to each…Aug 25Aug 25
Social Media Cannot Survive Generative AIImagine, for a moment, a young person acquiring a hobby and seeking advice and guidance on that hobby. For simplicity’s sake, let’s say the…Jul 271Jul 271
Snobbery in the Humanitites is InevitableThere is something of a near truism in humanities, and one that I deeply felt when I was an academic, that has alarmingly disturbing…Jul 25Jul 25
Saul Kripke Makes Atheism AbsurdSaul Kripke’s theory demonstrates that a name, having a direct referent, can retain its value (i.e. sign X refers to thing Y) in all…Jul 251Jul 251
Marcus Aurelius’s Life DenialismIt is impossible to fully comprehend the temptation and power that Marcus Aurelius confronted throughout his life. It is thus natural, but…Jul 18Jul 18
