Gregory B. Sadler
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a philosopher by training, trade, and inclination - president of ReasonIO - I make philosophy accessible to everyone, anywhere
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Here's an interesting prospect - writing a science fiction story "according to the rules". Now, that's been done in the past, but these rules are being derived from an algorithm called SciFiQ. See what you think of the product. . .
https://www.wired.com/2017/12/when-an-algorithm-helps-write-science-fiction/
https://www.wired.com/2017/12/when-an-algorithm-helps-write-science-fiction/
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You know what they say. . . there's nothing like some Hegel on a cold December night. . .
Not really sure who "they" are, in this case, but, they're probably right. . .
Not really sure who "they" are, in this case, but, they're probably right. . .
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If you missed the Philosophy Pop-Up yesterday, here's the videorecording. We actually went about 30 minutes over - there were so many questions and comments during this session!
And. . . we'll be doing another Philosophy Pop-Up later this month in Facebook Live. My Patreon supporters already have the date and time, but I'll also post it the day of the session here in my social media. . .
And. . . we'll be doing another Philosophy Pop-Up later this month in Facebook Live. My Patreon supporters already have the date and time, but I'll also post it the day of the session here in my social media. . .
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The latest in Stoicism Today - a summary of one of the workshop sessions at Stoicon 2017!
http://modernstoicism.com/a-stoic-values-clarification-dialogue-and-workshop-by-christopher-gill-and-tim-lebon/
http://modernstoicism.com/a-stoic-values-clarification-dialogue-and-workshop-by-christopher-gill-and-tim-lebon/
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Believe it or not, I was just talking about this yesterday in the last day of my Ethics classes at Marquette, as we finished up talking about Aquinas' natural law ethics. . .
I'd mentioned that the general precept of the natural law, that we ought to value and protect life (and not just human life) - if we really thought it through - would have some serious implications for our food sourcing.
Then I used as an extreme example big-game hunting, and brought up lions in particular. At one point in our history, I think it made sense from a natural law perspective for us to hunt lions. Even some of big-game hunting in the 19th and early 20th century might have served some point of protecting (human and livestock) life.
But in the present? Tracking a vulnerable species of animals and shooting them with high-powered rifles, and then posing next to their corpses? Or simply picking them off through poaching? Nope. The way lions are hunted in the present strikes me as a clear violation of the natural law, when we think it through (as I had my students do)
https://twitter.com/Amazing_Maps/status/938928650732351489
I'd mentioned that the general precept of the natural law, that we ought to value and protect life (and not just human life) - if we really thought it through - would have some serious implications for our food sourcing.
Then I used as an extreme example big-game hunting, and brought up lions in particular. At one point in our history, I think it made sense from a natural law perspective for us to hunt lions. Even some of big-game hunting in the 19th and early 20th century might have served some point of protecting (human and livestock) life.
But in the present? Tracking a vulnerable species of animals and shooting them with high-powered rifles, and then posing next to their corpses? Or simply picking them off through poaching? Nope. The way lions are hunted in the present strikes me as a clear violation of the natural law, when we think it through (as I had my students do)
https://twitter.com/Amazing_Maps/status/938928650732351489
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Here's the next book coming up for review in my Sadler's Honest Book Reviews series!
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Headed out in a few with Andi to watch the Packers-Browns game at a local pub. It also happens to be the one holiday party we're attending this year. Should be quite fun! And then, it's back to grading, writing, and video work later today. . .
Go Pack Go!
Go Pack Go!
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Coming up in a little under an hour - one of my Philosophy Pop-Ups for this month of December. Join us if you'd like to participate in a conversation about philosophy, festivals, and holidays. I'll be touching on Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Nietzsche, Huizinga, and Bakhtin, and responding to whatever questions or comments the participants have!
https://youtu.be/lehMY4_fx7g
https://youtu.be/lehMY4_fx7g
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Two firsts! First Core Concept video I've shot with the GoPro we're replacing my long-laboring Kodac flipcam with. And first video commissioned by a viewer that I've created.
There will be a few more on this work of Heidegger's, discussing Plato's allegory of the cave and its significance for western metaphysics . . .
https://youtu.be/WJq4HO4tEJU
There will be a few more on this work of Heidegger's, discussing Plato's allegory of the cave and its significance for western metaphysics . . .
https://youtu.be/WJq4HO4tEJU
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It's unfortunate that it requires a senator to request the information for it to come out, but it'll hopefully make for a good housecleaning (pun intended) when that information goes public
Senate sexual harassment records may be about to go public
Hours after Sen. Al Franken announced his resignation on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Tim Kaine said the public will know the number of sexual harassment claims filed against all senators within the past 10 years.
Kaine (D-Va.) said in an interview Thursday that the data complied by the Office of Compliance for the U.S. Congress will be made available, after he sent a letter to the office’s executive director Wednesday.
“They’re gonna come out,” Kaine said, referring to the data. “I’m a U.S. senator. I’m entitled to this information and if I’m going to get it, I’m going to make sure the public gets it.”
(h/t to a couple of private shares)
Hours after Sen. Al Franken announced his resignation on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Tim Kaine said the public will know the number of sexual harassment claims filed against all senators within the past 10 years.
Kaine (D-Va.) said in an interview Thursday that the data complied by the Office of Compliance for the U.S. Congress will be made available, after he sent a letter to the office’s executive director Wednesday.
“They’re gonna come out,” Kaine said, referring to the data. “I’m a U.S. senator. I’m entitled to this information and if I’m going to get it, I’m going to make sure the public gets it.”
(h/t to a couple of private shares)
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