Categoría: Algonomy
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The metaphysics of the end of suffering
Things do not fall down, but are attracted to the center of planet Earth, this being a model that can be complicated including other celestial bodies. The difference is not important at the local level, but it is fundamental to understand it if our plan includes escaping from the planet. In the same way, knowing…
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Preparatory notes for an Algometry
Measurement and estimation are of prime importance for most rational activities dealing with suffering, and quantitative studies concerning suffering should be developed as an independent subdiscipline, which could be called algometry. Read more
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How to address the problem of sentience?
In the field of philosophical ideas we can not (easily) make predictions, but we can prove and demand that philosophical hypotheses should have: Regarding the proposed subject: Clarity Internal coherence Compatibility with the evidence (observations, experiences) Explanatory capacity Parsimony, in the sense of leaving out accessory or arbitrary elements Regarding the author, the creation process,…
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Asymmetries and compensations between pleasure and pain
There are two very related questions: “Is there a symmetry between suffering and enjoyment?” and “Can suffering be compensated with enjoyment?” Investigating the way in which we respond to these questions is very relevant, since we may have biases or blindness that are encouraging to make bad decisions, such as the survivorship bias. By better understanding…