The first edition was quite long, so this time, I’m going to write as I go. It turns out that writing as I go becomes…
Preamble In Virtue Ethics Qua Learning Theory, I fleshed out the basic ethical principles, paradigms, and considerations in connection with (reinforcement) learning theory. My definition…
(Disclaimer: I am not a super genius or expert in physicsor computer theory. Feel free to correct any naive errors.) The Simulation Hypothesis [1] sets…
I had a kinda cool start to a novel and then plunged it into nonsense and, err, didn’t finish it. Did I watch more than…
First, I have come to realize that I was wrong about Dictator Bob’s Valuism. I still hold that it provides a clear framework (obviously consequentialist…
Rule 34: “If it exists, there is porn of it – no exceptions”. Of course, as xkcd points out, Rule 34 is a creative, or…
Since 2011 a significant portion of my personal philosophies have been grounded in values, which, wondrously and frustratingly, do not seem readily reducible. However, values can…
Part of the standard “problem of induction” is that any observation-based justification of induction uses induction. Which is generally viewed as circular reasoning. That is,…