How to be a high impact philosopher
Philosophy is often impractical. That’s an understatement. It might therefore be surprising to think of a career as a philosopher as a potentially high impact ethical career – the sort of career that...
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View ArticleDavid Chalmers on the nature and ethics of consciousness
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View ArticleEric Schwitzgebel on whether the US is conscious
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View ArticleJonathan Birch on the edge cases of sentience and why they matter
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