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The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence “With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountability to moral status and ...

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Discovering Philosophy (Fourth Edition) Are we free or determined? Are things really the way they appear to be? What’s the difference between right and wrong? Can God’s existence be demonstrated? Discovering Philosophy looks at these and ot...

This fine text now includes an instructor's manual and test bank with answers for instructors, and will soon also have "more to think about" material for each chapter free online, available in affordable print and ebook #philosophy
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Introducing Ethics: A Beginner’s Guide Through Six Major Thinkers Introducing Ethics takes us through the history of Western ethics, beginning with Socrates’s attempt to apply reason to questions about what it is to be a good person and what we ought to do. We then ...

Lee Braver's Introducing Ethics, which takes on the subject through discussion of six major historical figures, is now available from Hackett. Jerry Piven (Rutgers) says “Introducing Ethics is such a marvelous, clear, delightfully engaging text..." hackettpublishing.com/introducing-...

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence “With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountability to moral status and ...

Today is the official publication day for this timely and wonderful new book by Sven Nyholm. We are already getting translation queries!
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“On Liberty” Now Officially Has Two Authors - Daily Nous An edition of On Liberty published this month is the first to officially name Harriet Taylor Mill as a co-author alongside John Stuart Mill. The new volume is edited by Piers Norris Turner (Ohio State...

A new edition of "On Liberty" names Harriet Taylor Mill and John Stuart Mill as co-authors. [Countless students who've attributed the book to "Mills" nod approvingly]

The hidden cost of letting AI make your life easier Effort is meaning: Philosopher Sven Nyholm on reclaiming achievement from the machines.

A nice Big Think article with Sven Nyholm, including a few of the themes from his new Hackett book, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction (out March 23) bigthink.com/philosophy/t...

WTF. Their Tagline:

"Stop stressing. Start acing.
Einstein does the busywork so you don't have to."

*You* aren't acing anything. And the “busywork”? You mean the coursework. It just does the coursework.

The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Forthcoming - March 2026 “With remarkable clarity and insight, Sven Nyholm guides readers through the central moral issues and questions raised by artificial intelligence—from alignment and accountab...

This book, by the great Sven Nyholm, is out next month, but you can see the TOC and Intro here right now!: hackettpublishing.com/the-ethics-o...
Great for those just starting out with the ethics of AI, and for early-level courses that include the subject. #AI

Regret

Woot!

"This is a priority for him because these past thinkers “can still adversely impact how we view the political landscape today.” In light of this admission, one is naturally very interested to hear his answer to Leo Strauss's famous question, "What is political philosophy?"

"Farrelly (Queen's Univ., Canada) explains that when canvassing the concerns of the thinkers of the past, he pays special attention “to their cognitive blind spots, problematic assumptions (e.g., prejudice) and glaring omissions in their theorizing about the problems of their time.”

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Coming soon: my new book *The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Introduction*. More info - including three very generous blurbs from @davidgunkel.bsky.social, @briandavidearp.bsky.social, & Crystal L'Hote, PhD - here: hackettpublishing.com/new-forthcom...
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Two pictures of gold sparkle drum set I played

Had a lot of fun playing with the band last night at Deep Cuts in Boston (ok, Medford), opening for J Robbins Band playing Burning Airlines material. Thanks to friends who came out to see the show! This is the beautiful kit I played, borrowed from Pete, the J Robbins drummer.

This Century’s Monumental Translation of Aristotle’s Complete Works - The National Herald When thinking of ancient Greek philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle will likely spring to mind, but only Plato and Aristotle… Continue reading This Century’s Monumental Translation of Aristotl...

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Alma College Professor Publishes First Textbook on Ethics of Social Media | Alma College ALMA — Alma College philosophy professor Douglas R. Campbell has published “An Introduction to the Ethics of Social Media,” possibly the first textbook to offer a comprehensive, introductory explorati...

A nice piece about one of my authors and their Hackett social media ethics book www.alma.edu/news/alma-co...

I agree with the general sentiment, but please bear in mind employee-owned companies like Hackett and Norton, who aren't university presses, but offer high quality books at very reasonable prices! (Disclosure: I am the Publisher at Hackett).

Also wondering if there's a German word for when you see something that could go wrong if you don't address the issue, you don't address the issue, and then in short order exactly what you'd feared happens. Like breaking electronics by leaving plugged in with clear danger of tripping over the cord.

One of the conference attendees is not like the others

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We might say the sound of a baby's laugh is beautiful, but not that it's gorgeous, but some cases seem to work: singers with gorgeous voices, instruments that sound gorgeous, etc.

Jesus, I dare not even begin. That said, I did score tickets to the 2026 tour... 🙂

Also seems false in my experience attending various philosophy conferences. Maybe my judgment is off because it's *definitely* less homogenous than it used to be, and I'm mainly noticing that difference.