Evolution can be whimsical and capricious, meaning that bad design can get awkwardly cemented. Consider the retina
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This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In Part 1...
This is Part 1 of a 4-part series on the academic, and specifically philosophical study of disagreement. In this series...
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Imagine a protest. What do you see? Perhaps you imagined a demonstration: people marching, carrying hand-painted signs, singing songs, or...
[Revised entry by Liesbeth De Mol on May 21, 2025. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] Turing machines, first described by...
Most philosophy teachers we know have adopted strikingly defensive positions on AI use in their classes. One faction—call them Luddites—rejects...
