Essays

Overcoming the Naturalistic Fallacy

On the open-question argument, goodness, the objectivity of moral truths, and the science of morality.

Aug 7 •

Review of Tyler Cowen’s Stubborn Attachments

On prosperity, moral pluralism, longtermism, self-defeating modernity, and the foundations of ethical concern.

Jan 11 •

On inevitability, possible worlds, propositions and their truth values, identity, causality, and responsibility.

Oct 8, 2024 •

A Response to Noam Chomsky on Machine Learning and Knowledge

On machine learning, the nature of knowledge and intelligence, associations, predictions, and explanations.

Dec 1, 2023 •

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