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Robert Nozick’s Metaverse Machine

Lorenzo Buscicchi asks, would you plug into Mark Zuckerberg’s virtual world? He finds that the question has been considered by philosophers for decades.
[Issue 149 :: April/May 2022]

The Golden State Killer & Deleuze’s ‘Dividual’

Angela Dennis computes the use and abuse of digital data.
[Issue 149 :: April/May 2022]

The Goodness of Existence

Jarlath Cox says whether life brings pleasure or pain, the value of being born is the ability to experience at all.
[Issue 149 :: April/May 2022]

What Is Truth?

Richard Oxenberg on the need for an old paradigm, especially in ethics.
[Issue 149 :: April/May 2022]

Paradox Lost

Paul Tissier argues that Russell’s Paradox isn’t really a paradox.
[Issue 149 :: April/May 2022]

Demons of the Self

Tristen Taylor finds problems in meaningfully defining ‘evil’.
[Issue 148 :: February/March 2022]

Pascal’s Climate Wager

Keith Tidman considers the smart bet for our future.
[Issue 148 :: February/March 2022]

Men of Steel: Superman vs Übermensch

Roy Schwartz examines whether the world’s first superhero really was inspired by Nietzsche’s ‘superior man’, and what the Nazis have to do with it.
[Issue 148 :: February/March 2022]

Should Kant Be Canceled?

Mark Couch wonders where we should draw the line with historical thinkers.
[Issue 148 :: February/March 2022]

Harmony & Cancellation Culture

Erica Stonestreet asks, are we too quick these days to break off relationships?
[Issue 148 :: February/March 2022]

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