Nahbjuwet363 t1_ja5uxqy wrote on February 27, 2023 at 1:44 AM

Reply to Neuroscientist Gregory Berns argues that Thomas Nagel was wrong: neuroscience can give us knowledge about what it is like to be an animal. For example, his own fMRI studies on dogs have shown that they can feel genuine affection for their owners. by Ma3Ke4Li3

Neuroscientist proves that he can’t even prove what it is like to read Thomas nagel

Nahbjuwet363 t1_j0m87yz wrote on December 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Reply to comment by darrenjyc in What Plato Would Say About ChatGPT: Zeynep Tufekci argues that A.I. can be a learning tool for schools with enough teachers and resources to use it well. (The New York Times) by darrenjyc

And I in turn am completely agreed with you :)

Nahbjuwet363 t1_j0m4m8m wrote on December 17, 2022 at 6:35 PM

Reply to comment by miraclewhipple in What Plato Would Say About ChatGPT: Zeynep Tufekci argues that A.I. can be a learning tool for schools with enough teachers and resources to use it well. (The New York Times) by darrenjyc

You could do much worse than just starting with this specific dialogue, the Phaedrus. I would pick up a penguin or other paperback with a good introduction and editorial features. The fun and possibly surprising thing to keep in mind is that these aren’t really daunting works at all: they are dialogues with many familiar characteristics of literary works. Everything in them is worth paying attention to: set, setting, language, irony, character. They are sometimes even funny. I find them incredibly enjoyable to read and much more interesting and elusive than their reputation might suggest.

Nahbjuwet363 t1_j0kvnwf wrote on December 17, 2022 at 12:37 PM

Reply to What Plato Would Say About ChatGPT: Zeynep Tufekci argues that A.I. can be a learning tool for schools with enough teachers and resources to use it well. (The New York Times) by darrenjyc

Same misreading of Plato found in her prior attempts to write about it. Can’t even tell us the name of the dialog. When a student writes that Plato condemns writing in the Phaedrus I know they didn’t even read the dialog. When a student writes that Thoth speaks for Plato I know they didn’t come to discussion (and didn’t read the dialog). But when a digital studies celebrity writes it they are doing philosophy in the New York Times.