Posts under ‘philosophy’
The Guardian series “How to believe”
Newspaper series on "great works of religion and philosophy"; couldn't happen in the US.
Philosopher’s Zone
Podcast/Radio show on philosophy from ABC Radio National (Australia)
20 Most Important Philosophers of All Time?
(1) Plato; (2) Aristotle; (3) Kant; (4) Hume; (5) Descartes; (6) Socrates; (7) Wittgenstein; (8) Locke; (9) Frege; (10) Aquinas; (11) Hegel; (12) Leibniz; (13) Spinoza; (14) Mill; (15) Hobbes; (16) Augustine; (17) Marx; (18) Nietzsche; (19) Kierkegaard; (20) Rousseau
Genetic algorithms, Skynet, and Pascal's Wager
Sure, it’s geeky. But being a fan genetic algorithms, Terminator world, and the failure of Pascal’s wager, I can’t resist:
From the excellent xkcd – A Webcomic, “Genetic Algorithms”.
Genetic algorithms, Skynet, and Pascal’s Wager
Sure, it’s geeky. But being a fan genetic algorithms, Terminator world, and the failure of Pascal’s wager, I can’t resist:
From the excellent xkcd – A Webcomic, “Genetic Algorithms”.