A slightly larger mini-heap of links than usual… How “claim[s] that someone was the inventor of modern logic or a particular branch of philosophy” come to be a part of philosophy’s story — more from Jens Lemanski on the case-study of Dummett’s assertion that Frege invented analytic philosophy and modern logic “Few of us now have much idea what online conferencing could become if given the chance to flourish” — Eric Schwitzgebel defends further experimentation with online conferences, even if the current versions pale in comparison to in-person ones Is it true that “the increased use of AI and other transformative technologies threatens to rob sports… of something important”? — Ian Robertson on whether sports are threatened by AI “The home, it turns out, was a topic of considerable philosophical interest in antiquity” — Sandrine Bergès on the topic and its general neglect in subsequent philosophy “The primary difference between deepfake photos and LLM conversations is that the people who generate the former are deliberately trying to fool others, and many of the people who elicit the latter from LLMs have inadvertently fooled themselves” — Ted Chiang on why today’s AIs are not conscious “One of the things that really puzzled me was why I have a life that was so full of meaning—meaningful relationships and a meaningful job—and yet still those sort of ‘what’s the point?’ questions were hovering in the background” — Rivka Weinberg talks about the meaning of it all with Blain Neufeld “The arguments humanities professors reach for when asked to justify what we do… have never worked” — N. Ángel Pinillos explains why, and offers an alternative “Am I just bitter because I’ve not been given the acknowledgment, fame and status I crave? Marginalisation makes you think that” — Stephen Mumford at #first-genphilosophers Do scientists tend to be scientific realists? What about philosophers of science? — an interview with Céline Henne & Hannah Tomczyk about their study of this (with a link to the study) “This seemed to be not only a question that no one had addressed, but also a question that seemed out of order” — Miranda Fricker on French public television Folk rock concept album about Wittgenstein — “Wittgenstein and the Transcendental” by Art Schop Mini-Heap posts usually appear when several new items..

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