Philosophy

It is said that the age of philosophers has been over for some time. Whether it was with Heidegger, Wittgenstein, etc., the claim is that no philosophers since them have created any fundamental changes in Western philosophy. Others say that philosophy is undergoing a golden age with authors like Badiou…

When proof is visible, environmentalists must act — On the morning of June 22nd, 1969, a slick of oil floating atop a notoriously polluted Ohio river called the Cuyahoga, burst into flames and burned for half an hour. In the end the blaze was extinguished and caused about $50,000 in damage. …

A review of Philip Kitcher’s What’s the Use of Philosophy? It is said that the very first Western philosopher was Thales of Miletus, who lived from around 620 to 546 BCE. That is about 150 years before Socrates, and 200 years before Plato. His greatest claim to fame is his conjecture that “all is water,” which is important because it…

It turns out that the opposite of nihilism is absurdity. — Almost two years ago, I wrote a story about nihilist skin care. My theory was this: nothing matters, and when I put this into practice, said fuck it and stopped putting shit on my face, my skin suddenly improved. This was a revelation, and I wanted to tell everyone that…

Earlier today, I read an article concerning an epistemological fallacy that supposedly plagued and ‘debunked’ an entire movement of philosophy. The more I read, the more I felt I needed to respond in my own fashion. When I finished, I was reminded that such articles are often written by those…

Engaging in the endless pursuit of knowledge — If we are going to have a talk about books that may have a chance of truly changing people's lives or changing the way they view the world, probably one of the most likely places we will find such books is in the realm of philosophy. …

Introduction The question of whether machines can possess moral agency is a pressing issue in the philosophy of artificial intelligence (AI). This paper argues that machines cannot be moral agents because they lack the capacity to form beliefs in the same way humans do. Since belief formation is a necessary condition…

What do you see? One of my worst fears was losing my sight. The mere thought of being in a constant state of inescapable darkness made my skin crawl, and being diagnosed with myopia fuelled those fears. Despite the fear, I’d find myself gaze at blind people with wonder, fascinated…

There are questions more than the answers, unexplored more than the explored. This article lets you see the world with the eyes of an ordinary observer/researcher, while being in the lab observing various expeditions going around and efforts being done to turn belief into science. A researchers’ perspective I sit…