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The Splintered Mind

reflections in philosophy of psychology, broadly construed.

  • By Eric Schwitzgebel
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Most recent posts

Reply to Chalmers: If I'm Living in a Simulation, It Might be Brief or Small
Suppose we take the "simulation hypothesis" seriously: We might be living not in the "base level" of reality but instead inside of a computer simulation. I've argued that if we are living in a computer …
On , by Eric Schwitzgebel, 1,835 words
Age and Philosophical Fame in the Early Twentieth Century
In previous work, I've found that eminent philosophers tend to do their most influential work when they are in their 40s (though the age range has a wider spread than eminent scientists, who rarely do …
On , by Eric Schwitzgebel, 977 words
Morally Confusing AI Systems Should Have Doubt-Producing Interfaces
We shouldn't create morally confusing AI. That is, we shouldn't create AI systems whose moral standing is highly uncertain -- systems that are fully conscious and fully deserving of humanlike rights according to some respectable …
On , by Eric Schwitzgebel, 1,195 words