Thoughts on Philosophy

  1. February 24, 2019
    Free Will

    Far from being essential to our humanity, the belief in free will holds us back from being more humane and pragmatic.

    on philosophy, psychology, and punishment
  2. May 14, 2016
    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.

    on disruption, ethics, philosophy, and technology
  3. April 20, 2011
    When Nietzsche Wept

    Obsession is never about the thing you're obsessed with.

    on nietzsche, philosophy, and psychology
  4. November 21, 2010
    A Week at the Airport

    Who we are at the airport is who we truly are.

    on humanity, philosophy, and travel
  5. November 16, 2010
    The Emperor's Handbook

    “Nothing outside the mind can disturb it.”

    on ethics and philosophy
  6. October 12, 2010
    The Architecture of Happiness

    Who and how we are depend in some measure on where we are.

    on architecture and philosophy
  7. April 22, 2010
    The Consolations of Philosophy

    Philosophy can be practical and philosophers can be badasses.

    on philosophy

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