Philosophers In Space

Philosophers In Space

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  • Listener Qs #1

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    35 min
  • 0G5: Twilight Zone and the Chinese Room

    Imagine a premise so implausible, it makes you question the very nature of personhood. Now imagine a thought experiment so implausible, it makes you question your own mind. The Twilight Zone ep1.7 The Lonely and the Chinese Room, they go together like Rob'ts and consciousness.

    Weekly reading:

    cogprints.org/7150/1/10.1.1.83.5248.pdf

    Weekly video: https://vimeo.com/141205172

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    42 min
  • 0G4: Star Trek: TNG and AI Personhood

    Philosopher's log, showdate 02272018. We've encountered Season 2, Episode 9 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and are currently studying it for clues to the nature of artificial personhood. Attempts to address the subject have failed, so we've turned to a thought experiment from 20th century earth; the Turing Test.

    Weekly reading:

    https://www.csee.umbc.edu/courses/471/papers/turing.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

    Weekly video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39EdqUbj92U

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    Guest Appearances: Catch Aaron and Thomas on this weeks God Awful Movies.

    38 min
  • 0G3: Futurama and Mereology

    Good news, everyone! On this weeks episode we're diving into Futurama and into Fry himself. We're breaking down ep3.4 Parasites Lost and discussing the classic philosophical problem, the Ship of Theseus. After Dark, we rally sympathy for symbiote rights. #AllWormsMatter

    Weekly reading: https://io9.gizmodo.com/humans-with-amplified-intelligence-could-be-more-powerf-509309984

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

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    Guest Appearances: Aaron was on This Week in News with Kevin and Benedict. Check it out! http://kevinandbenedict.com/twin-one-year-anniversary-edition/

    37 min
  • 0G2: Rick and Morty and Possible Worlds

    Source material: Rick and Morty season 1 episode 8 Rixty Minutes

    Ooooweeee, this week we're breaking down some Rick and Morty and how the multiverse is really the ravings of a lunatic. Plus, after hours we convince all you versers to believe in god. Oh geez.

    Weekly Readings: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/possible-worlds/ (especially section 2.1)

    https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/13992/how-do-quantum-mechanical-worlds-relate-to-possible-worlds

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    Guest Spots: Look out for Aaron and Thomas on upcoming episodes of Reasonable Risk, God Awful Movies, The News with Kevin and Benedict, and many more!

    36 min
  • 0G1: Black Mirror and The Experience Machine

    Source material: Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 1: USS Callister

    We break down one of the most popular episodes of Black Mirror and consider our first great thought experiment, Nozick's experience machine. Then, after hours, Thomas breaks out the wet blankets for everyone.

    Weekly Readings: http://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil3160/Nozick1.pdf

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    Guest Spots: Look out for Aaron and Thomas on upcoming episodes of Resonable Risk, God Awful Movies, The News with Kevin and Benedict, and many more!

    37 min

About Philosophers In Space

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Welcome to Philosophers In Space, where the intrepid trekker captain Callie Wright and their questionable Chief Ethics Officer Aaron Rabinowitz explore the weird, gooey world of sci-fi, searching for…

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