Category: Philosophy
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Essay: On AI bans in Academia (PUB101)
Word Count: 1197 Unfortunately, This is Philosophy. Slovenian cultural philosopher Slavoj Žižek once explained to a general audience: “As important as providing answers is…[philosophy] can ask the right questions. There are not only wrong answers, but there are also wrong questions. Questions which deal with a real problem but the way they are formulated, they…
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The Pious Squirrel
I wrote this poem a while ago for an ethics class. It describes Error Theory, which is the belief that we are always in error when making moral claims. This poem challenges the commonly held ethical claim that God is the author of morality (Divine Command Theory). While DCT is highly refuted today, even among…
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Nagarjuna’s Tetralemma
Today, I want to share some of my thoughts about Buddhism. This piece may be a bit difficult for those unfamiliar with propositional logic. However, I have ensured that this exposition is accessible to everyone, not just the logicians. Buddhism, and Eastern philosophy by large, is often dismissed as mysticism. Overloaded with aphorisms, seemingly non-sensical…
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Mini-Assignment 2 (Guest Interview)
For this assignment, I was asked to invite a character, celebrity, or person of interest to contribute to my blog. Rather than give the reigns over to this fictitious individual, I utilized the current excitement surrounding AI and CHATGPT to craft an interview with one of the most influential figures in Eastern Philosophy –Alan Watts.…
