CAD is hard, but bad modeling habits make it even harder. A theory of what makes for good CAD might make things a little easier for you.

Video: http://youtu.be/wR72zjh39qI

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2021/12/06/217.-A-Theory-of-Good-CAD.html

Are descriptors like “good” and “evil” pointing at real, objective features of the world? Surprisingly, despite the weirdness of moral facts, most philosophers would say “yes.” Why? Well…morality might not be the only thing in those crosshairs…😬

Video: http://youtu.be/lOKw7BceAck

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2021/11/16/216.-Companions-in-Guilt.html

Futurists often suggest that technology grows exponentially more powerful over time, but there may be good reasons to doubt this notion, & very good reasons not to wait around for the future tech they promise is imminent.

Video: http://youtu.be/cvzgehavGy0

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2021/10/15/215.-The-Theory-of-Accelerating-Change.html

We normally think of our beliefs as being held up by a structure of supporting evidence & justification, ultimately based in some fundamental, irrefutable, “given” facts, but Wilfred Sellars thinks “givens” are a myth.

Video: http://youtu.be/3uUYeZu1DIQ

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2021/09/21/214.-The-Myth-of-the-Given.html

Many think the specific nature of a technology depends on the humans wielding it, but that tech ultimately serves humanitys interests. Philosopher John McDermott challenges this view with a simple question: whose interests does tech serve?

Video: http://youtu.be/riVrcxRs0YM

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2021/08/23/213.-Techno-Optimism.html

We judge our laws by a yardstick of formal equality - so long as theres no discrimination in how laws are applied, we pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. Legal philosopher Martha Fineman thinks we should apply a different yardstick: the immutable nature of human fragility.

Video: http://youtu.be/IopKrghhcPs

Show Notes: https://thunkshow.com/2021/07/26/212.-Vulnerability-Theory.html