Sociology, Theology, English and Metaphysics
September 30, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Sociology, Theology, English and Metaphysics
“Metaphysics, a concept made famous by the Hamburglar from McDonalds…”
March 31, 2026 at 5:11 PM
“Metaphysics, a concept made famous by the Hamburglar from McDonalds…”
brb going to protect outside a rationalist meetup with a big sign reading “information theory forbids your metaphysics”
October 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
brb going to protect outside a rationalist meetup with a big sign reading “information theory forbids your metaphysics”
phallogocentrism; ontotheology; metaphysics; and value form
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September 30, 2026 at 12:16 PM
phallogocentrism; ontotheology; metaphysics; and value form
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Metaphysics of Race
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December 17, 2024 at 11:54 AM
My Cambridge Element is out now and free to download until January 2!
sure. he has retrofitted a model of artificial intelligence which is mathematically impossible in order to speak about artificial intelligence which actually exists, then used a metaphysics which is so insane that it is virtually impossible to explain to another person to predict doom.
I'd think if Yud was wrong about AI being a potential threat, *someone* would be able to construct an actually decent counterargument against him
This "what a weirdo", "haha so dumb" shit would obvs exist either way, but there would *also* be, like, somebody who could formulate a coherent rebuttal
This "what a weirdo", "haha so dumb" shit would obvs exist either way, but there would *also* be, like, somebody who could formulate a coherent rebuttal
October 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
sure. he has retrofitted a model of artificial intelligence which is mathematically impossible in order to speak about artificial intelligence which actually exists, then used a metaphysics which is so insane that it is virtually impossible to explain to another person to predict doom.
philosophers are like “rights come from metaphysics” and rights do not come from fucking metaphysics, metaphysics is not real
December 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
philosophers are like “rights come from metaphysics” and rights do not come from fucking metaphysics, metaphysics is not real
trying to drink coffee without doing metaphysics
March 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
trying to drink coffee without doing metaphysics
New Stanford Encyclopedia article out today, written by myself and Katharine Jenkins: Feminist Metaphysics plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...
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Feminist Metaphysics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
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November 8, 2024 at 12:14 PM
New Stanford Encyclopedia article out today, written by myself and Katharine Jenkins: Feminist Metaphysics plato.stanford.edu/entries/femi...
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"Metaphysics with ReLU" 💀
I remember reading with some excitement about Anthropic’s pursuit of “constitutional AI” only to find that they didn’t mean institutional frameworks, power sharing, and conflict regulation, but rather metaphysics with ReLU
October 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"Metaphysics with ReLU" 💀
*I'm not blazingly anxious to give "AI" a role in metaphysics, but it probably won't take long before people have to ruefully agree that AI can do metaphysics a whole lot better than people can do metaphysics
September 30, 2026 at 1:48 PM
*I'm not blazingly anxious to give "AI" a role in metaphysics, but it probably won't take long before people have to ruefully agree that AI can do metaphysics a whole lot better than people can do metaphysics
it's great when guys who've done nothing but code their entire lives start to dabble in metaphysics. excellent content
September 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
it's great when guys who've done nothing but code their entire lives start to dabble in metaphysics. excellent content
November 18, 2024 at 1:08 PM
look if we're gonna have succubi I *need* the metaphysics of souls nailed down
Kink scene rescheduled because halfway through me explaining the scenario my dom asked a clarifying question that uncovered a howling logical inconsistency and we ended up spending the next three hours workshopping the worldbuilding.
July 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
look if we're gonna have succubi I *need* the metaphysics of souls nailed down
Okay so like
I was very specific about the metaphysics of Housepets. The soul is not one thing. It's a continual negotiation of many things.
I was very specific about the metaphysics of Housepets. The soul is not one thing. It's a continual negotiation of many things.
August 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Okay so like
I was very specific about the metaphysics of Housepets. The soul is not one thing. It's a continual negotiation of many things.
I was very specific about the metaphysics of Housepets. The soul is not one thing. It's a continual negotiation of many things.
Mere metaphysics
but Woman has evidence that, if nothing else, R is compatible with the presuppositions carried by the vocative use of "my love"!
I've done it. At last. A comic with an audience smaller than zero.
August 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Mere metaphysics
Wallace Green, Professor of something called Applied Magical Metaphysics (he/him).
January 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wallace Green, Professor of something called Applied Magical Metaphysics (he/him).
You’re doing metaphysics, and you don’t even notice. | https://buff.ly/3ZLnHQm
Critics of metaphysics often disregard it for being unscientific, but Robert Stern argues science cannot overturn metaphysics. Tap to read more.
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Critics of metaphysics often disregard it for being unscientific, but Robert Stern argues science cannot overturn metaphysics. Tap to read more.
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There is no escaping metaphysics | Robert Stern
Metaphysics has been criticised as unscientific, speculative, and redundant. But any critic of metaphysics inevitably ends up making metaphysical claims of their own. Metaphysics is in fact…
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December 22, 2024 at 7:30 PM
You’re doing metaphysics, and you don’t even notice. | https://buff.ly/3ZLnHQm
Critics of metaphysics often disregard it for being unscientific, but Robert Stern argues science cannot overturn metaphysics. Tap to read more.
#philsci #metaphysics
Critics of metaphysics often disregard it for being unscientific, but Robert Stern argues science cannot overturn metaphysics. Tap to read more.
#philsci #metaphysics
Also the field of philosophy he is thinking of, and/or would be relevant here, is medical ethics, which is not “grounded in metaphysics.” Metaphysics is grounded in metaphysics.
May 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Also the field of philosophy he is thinking of, and/or would be relevant here, is medical ethics, which is not “grounded in metaphysics.” Metaphysics is grounded in metaphysics.
"Everything is metaphysics because metaphysics is the study of existence" - buddy you know what I mean if I say a conversation is "metaphysical" in nature, you don't get to say "you dolt, all conversations are metaphysical in nature"
September 22, 2026 at 11:43 PM
"Everything is metaphysics because metaphysics is the study of existence" - buddy you know what I mean if I say a conversation is "metaphysical" in nature, you don't get to say "you dolt, all conversations are metaphysical in nature"
I find humanities debates re how to be Radical very quaint. Imo the reason us sitting around and arguing about metaphysics isn't actually leading to substantial increases in power or wellbeing for the working class has nothing to do with the particular way we sit around and argue about metaphysics.
June 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I find humanities debates re how to be Radical very quaint. Imo the reason us sitting around and arguing about metaphysics isn't actually leading to substantial increases in power or wellbeing for the working class has nothing to do with the particular way we sit around and argue about metaphysics.
the problem is primarily that you have to be up to your neck in pseudomathematics in order to even understand how they're mistaken.
in order:
(1) their "Bayesianism" is not Bayesianism;
(2) even MIRI now admits that Hutterian AIXI is impossible;
(3) information theory forbids their metaphysics
in order:
(1) their "Bayesianism" is not Bayesianism;
(2) even MIRI now admits that Hutterian AIXI is impossible;
(3) information theory forbids their metaphysics
October 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
the problem is primarily that you have to be up to your neck in pseudomathematics in order to even understand how they're mistaken.
in order:
(1) their "Bayesianism" is not Bayesianism;
(2) even MIRI now admits that Hutterian AIXI is impossible;
(3) information theory forbids their metaphysics
in order:
(1) their "Bayesianism" is not Bayesianism;
(2) even MIRI now admits that Hutterian AIXI is impossible;
(3) information theory forbids their metaphysics
these boots have a composite toe, for my safety and yours.
September 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
these boots have a composite toe, for my safety and yours.
March 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM