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I am a tutor for the OUDCE philosophy program and other Philosophy groups in London. My website is: www.philosophylives.com
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Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, 2014
Kevin O'Regan argues that seeing is a way of exploring the world, and that this approach helps us... more Kevin O'Regan argues that seeing is a way of exploring the world, and that this approach helps us understand consciousness. O'Regan is interested in applying his ideas to the modeling of consciousness in robots. Hubert Dreyfus has raised a range of objections to traditional approaches to artificial intelligence, based on his reading of Heidegger. In light of this, I explore here ways in which O'Regan's approach meets these Heideggerian considerations, and ways in which his account is more Heideggerian than that of Dreyfus. Despite these successes, O'Regan leaves out any role for emotion. This is an area where a Heideggerian perspective may offer useful insights into what more is needed for the sense of self O'Regan includes in his account in order for a robot to feel.
... We just lived. There were no more war parties, no capturing of horses from the Piegan and the... more ... We just lived. There were no more war parties, no capturing of horses from the Piegan and theSioux, no buffalo to hunt. ... Lear says that the loss of culture here marked a “rip in the fabric of the self”. This leads to a form of grief, a breakdown in the possibility of experience itself. ...
The Heythrop Journal, 2010
The Philosophers' Magazine, 2019
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Gabrielle Suchon lived a uniquely solitary life. She joined no salons, although her position as m... more Gabrielle Suchon lived a uniquely solitary life. She joined no salons, although her position as minor nobility would not have barred her; there is no evidence of correspondence with other intellectuals of the time, a practice engaged in as a means of disseminating and developing ideas, and, remaining single, she did not have access to the intellectually stimulating social life a husband might have provided, as did other women of her class in the seventeenth century. Despite this apparent isolation from the cultural community, she had access to libraries and her two 600-page treatises were masterpieces of philosophical erudition, reflecting not only an extensive appreciation of ancient philosophy but also the ability to produce a finely-detailed analysis of the social norms of her time.
Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics, 2014
Kevin O'Regan argues that seeing is a way of exploring the world, and that this approach helps us... more Kevin O'Regan argues that seeing is a way of exploring the world, and that this approach helps us understand consciousness. O'Regan is interested in applying his ideas to the modeling of consciousness in robots. Hubert Dreyfus has raised a range of objections to traditional approaches to artificial intelligence, based on his reading of Heidegger. In light of this, I explore here ways in which O'Regan's approach meets these Heideggerian considerations, and ways in which his account is more Heideggerian than that of Dreyfus. Despite these successes, O'Regan leaves out any role for emotion. This is an area where a Heideggerian perspective may offer useful insights into what more is needed for the sense of self O'Regan includes in his account in order for a robot to feel.
... We just lived. There were no more war parties, no capturing of horses from the Piegan and the... more ... We just lived. There were no more war parties, no capturing of horses from the Piegan and theSioux, no buffalo to hunt. ... Lear says that the loss of culture here marked a “rip in the fabric of the self”. This leads to a form of grief, a breakdown in the possibility of experience itself. ...
The Heythrop Journal, 2010
The Philosophers' Magazine, 2019
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Gabrielle Suchon lived a uniquely solitary life. She joined no salons, although her position as m... more Gabrielle Suchon lived a uniquely solitary life. She joined no salons, although her position as minor nobility would not have barred her; there is no evidence of correspondence with other intellectuals of the time, a practice engaged in as a means of disseminating and developing ideas, and, remaining single, she did not have access to the intellectually stimulating social life a husband might have provided, as did other women of her class in the seventeenth century. Despite this apparent isolation from the cultural community, she had access to libraries and her two 600-page treatises were masterpieces of philosophical erudition, reflecting not only an extensive appreciation of ancient philosophy but also the ability to produce a finely-detailed analysis of the social norms of her time.