Category Archives: philosophy

Quasi-solipsism in real life

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Ron
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The Guardian series “How to believe”

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Ron

Newspaper series on "great works of religion and philosophy"; couldn't happen in the US. Continue reading →

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Philosopher’s Zone

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Ron

Podcast/Radio show on philosophy from ABC Radio National (Australia) Continue reading →

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20 Most Important Philosophers of All Time?

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Ron

(1) Plato; (2) Aristotle; (3) Kant; (4) Hume; (5) Descartes; (6) Socrates; (7) Wittgenstein; (8) Locke; (9) Frege; (10) Aquinas; (11) Hegel; (12) Leibniz; (13) Spinoza; (14) Mill; (15) Hobbes; (16) Augustine; (17) Marx; (18) Nietzsche; (19) Kierkegaard; (20) Rousseau Continue reading →

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Genetic algorithms, Skynet, and Pascal's Wager

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ron

Sure, it’s geeky.  But being a fan genetic algorithms, Terminator world, and the failure of Pascal’s wager, I can’t resist: From the excellent xkcd – A Webcomic, “Genetic Algorithms”.

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Genetic algorithms, Skynet, and Pascal’s Wager

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Ron

Sure, it’s geeky.  But being a fan genetic algorithms, Terminator world, and the failure of Pascal’s wager, I can’t resist: From the excellent xkcd – A Webcomic, “Genetic Algorithms”.

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