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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 31, 2018

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Aristotle, causation, Featured, Hamlet}

Hamlet: Did his perplexing neurotransmitters cause the tragedy?

_{The neuroscientist working from a mechanical perspective would study the material and efficient causes of Hamlet’s act of revenge.} _{Michael Egnor

October 31, 2018

Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

It is essential to note that the Aristotelian neuroscientist, while delving into the complexities of Shakespeare’s remarkable psychological portrayal of this tortured man, can also study Hamlet’s murder of Claudius in just the same way that the mechanistic neuroscientist can. But he doesn’t lose the plot. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Bartlett

Date
October 22, 2018

Categorized
Machine Learning

Tagged
Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, self-driving cars}

Guess what? You already own a self-driving car

_{Tech hype hits the stratosphere} _{Jonathan Bartlett

October 22, 2018

Machine Learning}

Yes, the car you own today is probably “self-driving” and you may not know it. But that is because of the creative ways the term can be defined. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
October 4, 2018

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Featured, free will, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind, Social Factors, totalitarianism, Yuval Noah Harari}

Is Free Will a Dangerous Myth?

_{The denial of free will is a much more dangerous myth} _{Michael Egnor

October 4, 2018

Philosophy of Mind}

Denial of free will, in a culture of pervasive surveillance, is the straightest road to totalitarianism. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O'Leary

Date
July 9, 2018

Categorized
Social Factors

Tagged
Apocalypticism, Automation, economic disparity, Featured, Jay Richards, The Human Advantage, Unemployment, Virginia Eubanks}

Will AI lead to mass joblessness and social unrest?

_{Denyse O'Leary

July 9, 2018

Social Factors}

A 2018 book by political scientist Virginia Eubanks, Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor argues that it will: “automated systems entrench social and economic inequality by design and undermine private and public welfare.” Read More ›