Recent links… “A lot of kid stuff involves situations where the risk of something bad happening is very low, but if it does happen, then it’s really terrible.” How should a parent approach these decisions? — perhaps the concept of moral luck could be helpful What is a woman? — a discussion between Talia Mae Bettcher and Tomas Bogardus, moderated by Miles Donahue “Liberal learning” is “a kind of learning that is the cultivation of the higher capacities in a person… for its own sake” — Jennifer Frey talks about liberal arts education in the AI era with Ross Douthat “Invoking the threat of ‘terrorism’ is a powerful tool for states who wish to demonise and disincentivise opposition” — and it’s a tool the Trump administration is abusing, argues Jessica Wolfendale Reasonability without freedom — Nagel on Scanlon “I do not think anyone over the age of 23, even if you are a teacher, graduate student, or professor, understands the extent to which AI usage affects every appendage of the university system” — Owen Yingling, a philosophy student at Chicago, on the AI-“zombification” of universities “Philosophical enquiry matters, not only within academic contexts but as part of everyday learning and life” — Grace Lockrobin on the philosophical charity now known as “Thoughtful” Mini-Heap posts usually appear when several new items accumulate in the Heap of Links, a collection of items from around the web that may be of interest to philosophers. The Heap of Links consists partly of suggestions from readers; if you find something online that you think would be of interest to the philosophical community, please send it in for consideration for the Heap. Thank you.Previous edition.

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