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The Argument from Existential Debt
I'm traveling and not able to focus on my blog, so this week I thought I'd just share a section of my 2015 paper with Mara Garza defending the rights of…
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Yayflies and Rebugnant Conclusions
Is it better to create a quadrillion happy insects or a million happy people?
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The Emotional Alignment Design Policy
New paper in draft
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Three Epistemic Problems for Any Universal Theory of Consciousness
Reliance on introspection, causal confounds, narrow evidence base
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June 2025

The Conceptual and Methodological Challenges of Developing a Moralometer
plus a demonstration of the first 100% scientifically valid moralometer in action
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Does the Arc of History Bend Toward Justice? Outline of an Empirical Test
Overall, on average, do societies improve morally over time?
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Types and Degrees of Turing Indistinguishability
Turing tests might be a good measure of machine "thinking" but not machine consciousness
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May 2025

New Paper in Draft:
Opening teaser:
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philosophy: Good Practices Guide
Strange that it need be said, but yes, diversity, equity, and inclusion are good things.
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Ten Purportedly Essential Features of Consciousness
and why we can't know they're actually essential
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The Awesomeness of Bad Art
I love bad art.
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Everything Is Sandcastles
on meaning and the ravages of time
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