Thoughts on Philosophy
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Free Will
Far from being essential to our humanity, the belief in free will holds us back from being more humane and pragmatic.
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Superintelligence
Artificial superintelligence poses the greatest threat to our species, a threat we had better start addressing soon if we're to have any hope of addressing it at all.
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When Nietzsche Wept
Obsession is never about the thing you're obsessed with.
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A Week at the Airport
Who we are at the airport is who we truly are.
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The Emperor's Handbook
“Nothing outside the mind can disturb it.”
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The Architecture of Happiness
Who and how we are depend in some measure on where we are.
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The Consolations of Philosophy
Philosophy can be practical and philosophers can be badasses.