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Posted on November 9, 2018
Cat Links Letters

#61 On cranes and skyhooks

Dear Mat, I’m pondering my reasons for adopting a no skyhooks policy. I’d be genuinely interested in what you think the political agenda is behind my stance. This rambling letter is me tryingContinue reading#61 On cranes and skyhooks

Posted on September 25, 2018
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#59 On how the question changes the answer

Dear Mat, Interesting letter. It was a rollercoaster from my POV because the first few paragraphs appeared to be a dastardly warping of what I was saying, yet by the endContinue reading#59 On how the question changes the answer

Posted on March 1, 2018March 2, 2018
Cat Links Thoughts

Deduction, subjectivity & culture are all real enough

People and philosophers tend to get bogged down in binary oppositions like objective vs subjective, nature vs culture and inductive vs deductive knowledge. Continental philosophers tend to complicate such binaries, tryingContinue readingDeduction, subjectivity & culture are all real enough

Posted on December 20, 2016June 16, 2017
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Westworld is us

I pitched an article about Westworld to The Conversation and they REJECTED it. Here are some notes towards that unwritten article. There are at least three ideas in here. Spoilers. A lot has beenContinue readingWestworld is us

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