Modern Philosophy (course)

The Course

Books and links that might change the way you look at life.

The 5 Lessons

1. 1
   

   FAQ about the Meaning of Life (14210 words)

   Real, non-cryptic, intelligent, satisfying answers you haven't heard. Our place in the cosmos, our successors, AI goal systems, and why to get up in the morning.

    
2. 2
   

   The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant (5425 words)

   http://www.nickbostrom.com/fable/dragon.html

    
3. 3
   

   Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (777 pages)

   

   By Douglas R. Hofstadter. Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, Douglas R. Hofstadter's _Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid_ is still something of a marvel. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact ...

    
4. 4
   

   Twelve Virtues of Rationality (1762 words)

   Intelligence, to be useful, must be used for a purpose other than defeating itself. That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.

    
5. 5
   

   Are You Living in a Computer Simulation? (4641 words)

   http://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html

    

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