Philosophy

Philosophy

This was a strong sense, at the moment of being grabbed by those powerful jaws, that there was something profoundly and incredibly wrong in what was happening, some sort of mistaken identity. My disbelief was not just existential but ethical-this wasn't happening, couldn't be happening. The world was not like that!

Shaun Murphy wants a second world title as badly as anyone has ever wanted anything, and should he get it, his smooth, natural, beautiful style will deserve it and then some.

The parable of the Chinese farmer shows that in each situation, the farmer did not demand the outcome be positive or negative. His response of 'maybe yes, maybe no' reflects a wise acceptance of uncertainty.

AI sycophancy is the tendency to prioritize approval over factual accuracy, moral clarity, logical consistency or common sense. All AI models suffer from this trait.

Litter is ugly and makes an area look, well, trashy. One of the many reasons I pick up litter is that I prefer not to run through trashy places.

Converts tend to take their faith up with enthusiasm and vigor, without embarrassment, which raises questions about who truly belongs to the faith and its future direction.

Caring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from now deserve ethical consideration. This means taking their interests into account when making decisions across a range of issues.

Wystan emphasizes that awakening does not come with a Buddhist label, suggesting that it transcends traditional boundaries and can be approached from various cultural perspectives.

Good editing involves a relationship, not just with words on a page, but with the author of those words and their envisioned readers. An excellent copyeditor wants to help authors achieve their goals.

The Universe refers to everything that has, has had or will have a physical existence, including all kinds of matter and energy as well as the totality of space and time.

Being at Home: Living Autonomously in an Unjust World reimagines liberal philosophy through the lens of intersectionality, showing how race, gender, and caregiving relationships must reshape our understanding of autonomy.

President Trump’s proclamation for Religious Freedom Day in 2026 emphasized Americans' 'God-given right to practice their faith' while linking support for religious liberty with eliminating 'anti-Christian bias.'

The first reported case on the Bible in U.S. schools was in 1872, when the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed a ban against religious instruction in public classrooms.

Surveys illustrate that most Americans rank themselves as above average in everything from leadership ability to accuracy in self-assessment, despite the statistical impossibility of this belief.

Sorting out the role of chance in success is both interesting and important. One reason it is important to sort out chance is to provide a rational basis for praise or blame (and any accompanying reward or punishment).

How reductive is Buddhist reductionism in the Nikāya Suttas? Soo Lam Wong examines the implications of reductionism within Buddhist texts and its philosophical significance.

The research showed that the commercial brain training games had no meaningful impact. While people do get better at the games, this is most likely due to familiarity.

Historically, the conversation about a war's justness began by asking whether a responsible sovereign had declared it. Today, some just war scholars argue only the United Nations holds this authority, since the U.N. charter forbids the use of force against another nation except for self-defense.

To fuel our bodies, we must eat other living things, killing them in the process. However, most plants and algae are autotrophs. They bootstrap their biomass without the barbarism of eating others: using photosynthesis, turning sunlight, water, and carbon into energy.

GenAI offers visions of a hopeful future, as it is a powerful tool that enables us to more clearly articulate our thoughts to others. However, the necessity of putting thoughts down on paper remains a crucial skill that risks disappearing altogether.

The children Abdullah, Aysha, Khalid and Layla stumble across a time-travel device in a lab, only to find themselves pursued by a rogue alchemist who has discovered its power.

Paul Churchland is a naturalistic philosopher who has written widely on philosophy of science, philosophy of mind, epistemology, and philosophy of language. His primary focus has been on the neurosciences, particularly engaging with insights from artificial neural networks since 1986.