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Reading group: Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962)

Reading Group Emeka Nwosu
Scientific method Analytic #kuhn #paradigm-shift

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16h
Reading group: Turing’s “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (1950)

Reading Group Pieter de Jong
AI & computing Analytic #machine-intelligence #turing-test

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18h
Reading group: Thomas Nagel, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” (1974)

Reading Group Priya Raghavan
Consciousness Analytic #qualia #subjective-experience

Last reply Pieter de Jong

1reply

1d
Are possible worlds real, or just a bookkeeping device?

Question Tomasz Wójcik
Possibility & necessity Analytic #modal-realism #possible-worlds

Open question

1reply

1d
Reading group: Wittgenstein’s Tractatus, propositions 1–3

Reading Group Tomasz Wójcik
Meaning & language Analytic Ludwig Wittgenstein #picture-theory #tractatus

Last reply Tomasz Wójcik

3replies

6d
Does a deterministic program “choose”?

Discussion Pieter de Jong
Free will Analytic Modern European Baruch Spinoza #compatibilism #determinism

Last reply Pieter de Jong

4replies

12d
Did Indian epistemologists anticipate the Gettier problem?

Question Meera Kulkarni
Knowledge & belief Analytic Indian #gettier-problem #knowledge

Open question

2replies

12d
Split-brain cases and the unity of consciousness

Discussion Priya Raghavan
Personal identity Analytic #split-brain #unity-of-consciousness

Last reply Tomasz Wójcik

3replies

12d
Łukasiewicz, the sea battle, and why three-valued logic was born in Lwów

Discussion Tomasz Wójcik
Possibility & necessity Analytic Greek & Roman Aristotle #future-contingents #many-valued-logic

Last reply Tomasz Wójcik

3replies

13d
Is evolution compatible with objective morality?

Question Emeka Nwosu
Biology & evolution Analytic #evolutionary-ethics #moral-realism

Open question

3replies

14d
What is the “alignment problem” in philosophical terms?

Question Nur Aisyah Rahman
AI & computing Analytic #ai-alignment #value-specification

Awaiting answer

3replies

15d
Markets are morally neutral tools

Debate Javier Morales
Economy & work Analytic #commodification #markets

For 1Against 3

5replies

16d
Introspection is too unreliable to ground a science of consciousness

Debate Elif Yıldız
Scientific method Analytic #introspection #science-of-mind

For 1Against 3

5replies

18d
Is the fine-tuning of physical constants evidence for design?

Question Omar Farouk
Physics & cosmology Analytic #design-argument #fine-tuning

Open question

4replies

20d
What is functionalism, and why do people think it supports machine consciousness?

Question Pieter de Jong
Consciousness Analytic #functionalism #multiple-realizability

✓ Answered

3replies

21d
Is the liar paradox a problem about language or about truth itself?

Question Tomasz Wójcik
Truth Analytic #liar-paradox #truth

Open question

3replies

24d
The free will defence cannot explain natural evil

Debate Aoife Brennan
The problem of evil Analytic Medieval Christian #free-will-defence #natural-evil

For 3Against 4

9replies

25d
Hart’s “internal point of view”, seen from a courtroom in Lahore

Discussion Hamza Qureshi
Law Analytic #legal-positivism #rule-of-recognition

Last reply Hamza Qureshi

3replies

26d
If a system passes every behavioural test, what would still be missing?

Question Pieter de Jong
AI & computing Analytic #behaviourism #turing-test

Open question

4replies

27d
Testimony is an independent source of knowledge, not reducible to perception or inference

Debate Meera Kulkarni
Evidence & testimony Analytic Indian #pramana #testimony

For 2Against 3

6replies

Sep 2026
What’s the difference between negative and positive liberty?

Question Deepa Nair
Rights & liberty Analytic #isaiah-berlin #liberty

Awaiting answer

3replies

Sep 2026
Gödel’s incompleteness theorems are constantly misused in philosophical arguments

Discussion Tomasz Wójcik
Philosophy of mathematics Analytic #godel #incompleteness

Last reply Priya Raghavan

4replies

Sep 2026
Voluntary assisted dying should be legal for competent adults

Debate Elin Lindqvist
Bioethics Analytic #assisted-dying #autonomy

For 3Against 3

8replies

Sep 2026
The actual infinite is a useful fiction, not something real

Debate Vikram Sethi
Philosophy of mathematics Analytic Greek & Roman Aristotle #finitism #infinity

For 1Against 3

5replies

Sep 2026
What is the “block universe”, and does relativity force it on us?

Question Emeka Nwosu
Time & space Analytic #block-universe #relativity

✓ Answered

4replies

Sep 2026
What is Mary’s Room actually supposed to show?

Question Priya Raghavan
Consciousness Analytic #knowledge-argument #qualia

Awaiting answer

4replies

Sep 2026
The hard problem from a psychology student’s point of view

Discussion Elif Yıldız
Consciousness Analytic #consciousness #hard-problem

Last reply Elif Yıldız

4replies

Aug 2026
Consciousness is fundamental, not produced by the brain

Debate Arjun Iyer
Consciousness Analytic Indian Vedanta #idealism #panpsychism

For 3Against 4

9replies

Aug 2026
Numbers exist independently of us: mathematical platonism is true

Debate Tomasz Wójcik
Philosophy of mathematics Analytic Platonism #abstract-objects #mathematical-platonism

For 1Against 3

5replies

Aug 2026
What is Rawls’s veil of ignorance actually supposed to show?

Question Javier Morales
Justice Analytic #social-contract #veil-of-ignorance

Awaiting answer

4replies

Aug 2026

▤ Reading group: Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962)

▤ Reading group: Turing’s “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (1950)

▤ Reading group: Thomas Nagel, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” (1974)

? Are possible worlds real, or just a bookkeeping device?

▤ Reading group: Wittgenstein’s Tractatus, propositions 1–3

¶ Does a deterministic program “choose”?

? Did Indian epistemologists anticipate the Gettier problem?

¶ Split-brain cases and the unity of consciousness

¶ Łukasiewicz, the sea battle, and why three-valued logic was born in Lwów

? Is evolution compatible with objective morality?

? What is the “alignment problem” in philosophical terms?

⇄ Markets are morally neutral tools

⇄ Introspection is too unreliable to ground a science of consciousness

? Is the fine-tuning of physical constants evidence for design?

? What is functionalism, and why do people think it supports machine consciousness?

? Is the liar paradox a problem about language or about truth itself?

⇄ The free will defence cannot explain natural evil

¶ Hart’s “internal point of view”, seen from a courtroom in Lahore

? If a system passes every behavioural test, what would still be missing?

⇄ Testimony is an independent source of knowledge, not reducible to perception or inference

? What’s the difference between negative and positive liberty?

¶ Gödel’s incompleteness theorems are constantly misused in philosophical arguments

⇄ Voluntary assisted dying should be legal for competent adults

⇄ The actual infinite is a useful fiction, not something real

? What is the “block universe”, and does relativity force it on us?

? What is Mary’s Room actually supposed to show?

¶ The hard problem from a psychology student’s point of view

⇄ Consciousness is fundamental, not produced by the brain

⇄ Numbers exist independently of us: mathematical platonism is true

? What is Rawls’s veil of ignorance actually supposed to show?

Reading group: Kuhn, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962)

Reading group: Turing’s “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” (1950)

Reading group: Thomas Nagel, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” (1974)

Are possible worlds real, or just a bookkeeping device?

Reading group: Wittgenstein’s Tractatus, propositions 1–3

Does a deterministic program “choose”?

Did Indian epistemologists anticipate the Gettier problem?

Split-brain cases and the unity of consciousness

Łukasiewicz, the sea battle, and why three-valued logic was born in Lwów

Is evolution compatible with objective morality?

What is the “alignment problem” in philosophical terms?

Markets are morally neutral tools

Introspection is too unreliable to ground a science of consciousness

Is the fine-tuning of physical constants evidence for design?

What is functionalism, and why do people think it supports machine consciousness?

Is the liar paradox a problem about language or about truth itself?

The free will defence cannot explain natural evil

Hart’s “internal point of view”, seen from a courtroom in Lahore

If a system passes every behavioural test, what would still be missing?

Testimony is an independent source of knowledge, not reducible to perception or inference

What’s the difference between negative and positive liberty?

Gödel’s incompleteness theorems are constantly misused in philosophical arguments

Voluntary assisted dying should be legal for competent adults

The actual infinite is a useful fiction, not something real

What is the “block universe”, and does relativity force it on us?

What is Mary’s Room actually supposed to show?

The hard problem from a psychology student’s point of view

Consciousness is fundamental, not produced by the brain

Numbers exist independently of us: mathematical platonism is true

What is Rawls’s veil of ignorance actually supposed to show?