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Reducetarian Foundation Supporters | REDUCETARIAN
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REDUCETARIAN - Eat Less Meat. Why We Do It. Join Our Mailing List. Start a Campus Club. Why We Do It. Join Our Mailing List. Start a Campus Club. About Us - What is a Reducetarian? Why We Do It. Full vegetarianism is a noble ideal, but many are intimidated by an illogical fear that it has to be a single major, all-or-nothing leap. Reducetarianism is a good, humane, environment-friendly, step-by-step approach to an ideal whose time will finally come." - Richard Dawkins. An Appetite for Wonder. The reducet...
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On Academic Philosophy – The Universe from an Intentional Stance
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The Universe from an Intentional Stance. A blog on Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence and Effective Altruism. January 3, 2017. January 4, 2017. I think a variety of (exclusively) philosophical topics (. I also don’t think that. Of academic philosophy is useless or that all academic philosophers have no idea what they are talking about. There are many professional philosophers in academia who do good, interesting and useful work. I am mainly going to focus on analytic philosophy. Many say that. Significa...
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Thoughts on Updatelessness – The Universe from an Intentional Stance
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The Universe from an Intentional Stance. A blog on Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence and Effective Altruism. November 21, 2016. February 1, 2017. This post assumes knowledge of decision theory, as discussed in Eliezer Yudkowsky’s Timeless Decision Theory. One interesting feature of some decision theories that I used to be a bit confused about is updatelessness . A thought experiment suitable for explaining the concept is counterfactual mugging. Another relevant example is Parfit’s hitchhiker. One immed...
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Why Animals Matter II | Crucial Considerations - a science, philosophy, rationality & ethics blog
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A blog on potentially game-changing ideas in science and philosophy. Why Animals Matter II. 11th March 2015,. But they are just animals, not humans! 8220;They are just animals, not humans! In discussions about granting more rights to animals, or using resources to help animals, objections like this one are unfortunately very common. To illustrate this point, let’s take a context in which e.g. spatial intelligence is a relevant criterion: An architecture bureau is hiring. Assuming it is ...The group avera...
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Animal Rights and Animal Ethics | Wild Bird Aid | Isle of Wight Bird Rescue
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Veganism and Animal Rights. Wight Nature Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation. Animal Ethics Related Links. Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. Animal Rights Related Links. Introduction to Animal Rights: Your Child or the Dog? Gary L. Francione. The Animal Manifesto: Ten Reasons for Expanding Our Compassion Footprint. In Defense of Dolphins: The New Moral Frontier (Blackwell Public Philosophy) (Blackwell Public Philosophy Series). Other Sources of Inspiration. Other Sources of Inspiration. Unity - Nation Earth.
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Why Animals Matter I | Crucial Considerations - a science, philosophy, rationality & ethics blog
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A blog on potentially game-changing ideas in science and philosophy. Why Animals Matter I. 5th February 2015,. Can we justify discrimination based on species-membership? A full-grown horse or dog is beyond comparison a more rational, as well as a more conversible animal, than an infant of a day, a week or even a month old. But suppose the case were otherwise, what would it avail? The question is not, Can they reason? Nor, Can they talk? But, Can they suffer? Speciesism in the Discussion on Animal Rights.
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Atheism | Crucial Considerations - a science, philosophy, rationality & ethics blog
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A blog on potentially game-changing ideas in science and philosophy. The Problem of Evil III. If god allows evil for a reason, why wouldn’t he tell us what it is? It seems that God would let us know why he allowed so much evil if he existed and had good reasons for allowing it. Not doing so might cause unnecessary suffering, doubt, and uncertainty among believers. This can be turned into an argument against God’s existence. Theism and Expert Knowledge. 70% theists among philosophers of religion: me worry?
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Rationality | Crucial Considerations - a science, philosophy, rationality & ethics blog
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A blog on potentially game-changing ideas in science and philosophy. What is it and what is it good for? Bayes’ Theorem tells us how to rationally assess the probability of a certain statement of interest being true, given some evidence. Insofar as science consists in creating hypotheses, collecting evidence for and against them, and updating our credence in these hypotheses in the face of the collected evidence, Bayes’ Theorem formalizes the very process of doing science. Theism and Expert Knowledge.
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What Is Consciousness? | Crucial Considerations - a science, philosophy, rationality & ethics blog
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A blog on potentially game-changing ideas in science and philosophy. 26th February 2015,. Getting a handle on the amazing inner movie all of us enjoy. What The Brain Does and How it Does It. The job-description of the brain is impressive. One of the recent estimates is around 68 billion neurons. These neurons are connected to each other by protoplasmic fibers called axons. And use this connection to transmit signals to each other. These events of communication are called action potentials. What makes the...
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Chronicles of the Zombie Wars I | Crucial Considerations - a science, philosophy, rationality & ethics blog
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A blog on potentially game-changing ideas in science and philosophy. Chronicles of the Zombie Wars I. 19th March 2015,. The role of zombies and ghosts in the philosophy of mind. Introduction: What is Physicalism? Physicalism is the view that consciousness. Is ultimately something physical, just like tables, democracies, and computer programs. What exactly does this mean? One way to make physicalism more graspable is by imagining a universe copying machine. A table to the assembled table-parts. In the...
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