Persons, Agents, Patients – Conceptual Housekeeping in a World with Group Agents - Topoi The recognition of artificial agents such as group agents and computer AIs introduces undesirable ambiguities. With this expanded social ontology, it becomes all too easy to undergeneralize or overgen...

For philosophers and AI folks alike, it’s sometimes good to get clear on the basics…. And possibly prepare for a future in which we see things differently.

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A Taxonomy of “Philosophy Moves” - Daily Nous There is joy, and sometimes perverse satisfaction, in the work of philosophy—a rush that can be difficult to relate to those not already bitten by the bug. Philosophers find reward in deducing surpris...

How do philosophers do it?

Government's Marsden Fund cuts: All humanities, social sciences research funding slashed Cutting all research funding for the fields is a massive step backwards, critics say.

Are you kidding me? Imagine a modern advanced democracy simply abolishing the ONLY significant source of competitive research funding for humanities and social sciences. What an embarrassment www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Philosophy moves and meta-moves Abstract. Philosophers sometimes refer to ‘moves’ made in the context of a philosophical debate. Once familiar with these recognizable tropes, we then poss

Here’s a new one for fellow philosophy nerds

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The Conceptual Ecology of “Dysbiosis” - Biological Theory “Dysbiosis” is a common but vague term featured in the microbiome literature, often invoked to indicate some kind of imbalance among microbiota. There is no agreement on how to define or even characte...

A short piece on the concept of ‘dysbiosis’

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