PHI2010 VOLTAIRE SOCIETY: CALENDAR 2015
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OCTOBER 13th
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Artificial Intelligence.
Discussion: the movie ‘HER’ (2013).
Debate : the difference between the human mind and a computer program. Human intelligence vs Artificial intelligence.
Question: Can a computer think like a human? What does it mean to have a mind? Should robots be allowed to think like us?
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OCTOBER 20th
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Study Session for Exam 2: MidTerm
Review prepared by Lazaro Nunez.
Summary of Chapters 1, 2 ,3 and 7
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OCTOBER 27th
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Are humans inherently ‘evil’, ‘good’ or neither?
Are good and bad contingent with society?
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Is human intelligence a curse for planet earth? Are we detrimental to the planet?
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NOVEMBER 3rd
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF TIME
Carpe Diem
“There is nothing permanent, except change”
Is time real or a concept created by humans?
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NOVEMBER 10th
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ETHICS and MORALITY of War
Understanding Pacifism vs War
Is war morally justifiable?
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NOVEMBER 17th
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MATHEMATICS:
Bertrand Russell’s Philosophy of Mathematics
Breakdown of the four schools: Logicism , Intuitionism, Formalism and Predicativity
Is math a real concept or a language engineered by humans?
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NOVEMBER 24th
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Are ethics universal, absolute and unchanging or are they culturally relative, changing and man-made?
GroundWork on the Metaphysics of Morals - Immanuel Kant
An Exam Review if needed for any upcoming test.
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DECEMBER 1st
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ANIMAL RIGHTS
Equality for Animals by Peter Singer
Animal Rights by Richard Posner
Should animals be used for testing purposes/ experiments?
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DECEMBER 8th
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EASTERN AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
Members will each be asked to present on topics of interest ranging from Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Confucianism
PHILOSOPHERS: History (Aristotle, Socrates, Plato - refer to timeline on the blog)
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DECEMBER 15th
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Study session for Final.
Review by Lazaro Nunez.
Summary of relevant chapters.
Stoicism vs Sophism
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