The hope of the future of the Illuminati 15 Apr 2010 With young folk like this on the case, I have hope for the future of the evil atheist conspiracy… Creationism and Intelligent Design Humor Philosophy Pop culture
Administrative Competition: copy of my species book 4 Oct 201127 Oct 2011 My book Species: A History of the Idea is soon to be available in paperback. I have a few copies I’d like to share, so put your name in the comments and make sure your email is filled out (it doesn’t get shown publicly) and I will roll some virtual… Read More
Epistemology Pattern recognition: neither deduction nor induction 27 Jan 201328 Jan 2013 It occurs to me as I read Rosenberg’s Philosophy of Science (2005), that we tend in that field to classify epistemic activities into two kinds: induction (about which we have many arguments as to its warrantability) and deduction (with many arguments about its applicability). But I believe there is something else that… Read More
I still prefer my formulation: “Critters whose perceptual and cognitive apparatus produce unreliable representations of (relevant aspects of) their word tend to end up as lunch for critters whose apparatus gives them more reliable representations.”
Keep looking for the information! It’s definitely out there though. Especially on the Invaluable Disk!