Philosophers In Space

Imagine a premise so implausible, it makes you question the very nature of personhood. Now imagine a thought experiment so implausible, it makes you question your own mind. The Twilight Zone ep1.7 The Lonely and the Chinese Room, they go together like Rob'ts and consciousness.  Weekly reading:  cogprints.org/7150/1/10.1.1.83.5248.pdf  Weekly video: https://vimeo.com/141205172  Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/  Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/

Philosopher's log, showdate 02272018. We've encountered Season 2, Episode 9 of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and are currently studying it for clues to the nature of artificial personhood. Attempts to address the subject have failed, so we've turned to a thought experiment from 20th century earth; the Turing Test.  Weekly reading:  https://www.csee.umbc.edu/courses/471/papers/turing.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus Weekly video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39EdqUbj92U  Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/0gPhilosophy/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Guest Appearances: Catch Aaron and Thomas on this weeks God Awful Movies. 

Good news, everyone! On this weeks episode we're diving into Futurama and into Fry himself. We're breaking down ep3.4 Parasites Lost and discussing the classic philosophical problem, the Ship of Theseus. After Dark, we rally sympathy for symbiote rights. #AllWormsMatter Weekly reading: https://io9.gizmodo.com/humans-with-amplified-intelligence-could-be-more-powerf-509309984 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus  Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/0gPhilosophy/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com   Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Guest Appearances: Aaron was on This Week in News with Kevin and Benedict. Check it out! http://kevinandbenedict.com/twin-one-year-anniversary-edition/

Source material: Rick and Morty season 1 episode 8 Rixty Minutes Ooooweeee, this week we’re breaking down some Rick and Morty and how the multiverse is really the ravings of a lunatic. Plus, after hours we convince all you versers to believe in god. Oh geez.   Weekly Readings: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/possible-worlds/ (especially section 2.1)       https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/13992/how-do-quantum-mechanical-worlds-relate-to-possible-worlds   Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/0gPhilosophy/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com   Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/   Guest Spots: Look out for Aaron and Thomas on upcoming episodes of Reasonable Risk, God Awful Movies, The News with Kevin and Benedict, and many more!

Source material: Black Mirror Season 4 Episode 1: USS Callister We break down one of the most popular episodes of Black Mirror and consider our first great thought experiment, Nozick’s experience machine. Then, after hours, Thomas breaks out the wet blankets for everyone.   Weekly Readings: http://rintintin.colorado.edu/~vancecd/phil3160/Nozick1.pdf   Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/0gPhilosophy/ Email us at: philosophersinspace@gmail.com   Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/   Guest Spots: Look out for Aaron and Thomas on upcoming episodes of Resonable Risk, God Awful Movies, The News with Kevin and Benedict, and many more!