by Daniel A. Kaufman When speaking of morals, the overwhelming view among philosophers is that they are criterial. Something – some action or a state
Month: June 2016
Wright on Tribalism, Empathy, and Mindfulness
by Daniel A. Kaufman The second of three discussions with Robert Wright on his lecture series at Union Theological Seminary. This time we address questions
Astro Boy and the Mark of the Human
by E. John Winner Astro Boy is a conscious robot, nuclear-powered, with synthetic skin giving him the appearance of a twelve-year-old boy, and plastic hair
A Discussion with Bill Nye
by Paul So After having been resurrected from the dead by Athena and brought up to speed on thousands of years worth of philosophy, science, and
The President of the United States Addresses the Nation on Gun Control
By Daniel Kaufman A fantasy… ABC News, Special Report, with Pris Pruitt. Pris Pruitt: We are preempting our scheduled broadcast of Transgender Celebrity Housewives of
Course Notes – Donald Davidson, “On the Very Idea of a Conceptual Scheme”
By Daniel A. Kaufman Well, we’ve arrived at the last set of Course Notes for the Knowledge and Reality course I taught this past Spring.