Why Moral Progress Might Be Illusory
Are we genuinely more ethical than our ancestors, or just better at congratulating ourselves?
Why Democracy May Not Scale
Democratic legitimacy works brilliantly—until the numbers make it philosophically impossible.
The Ethics of Human-AI Merger
As brain-computer interfaces advance, we must develop philosophical frameworks before technology outpaces our capacity to govern it wisely.
Why Moral Enhancement Raises Unique Concerns
Enhancing minds and bodies leaves the choosing self intact—moral enhancement rewrites the chooser.
The Philosophy of Digital Twins
When we build comprehensive digital models of physical entities and persons, we encounter ancient philosophical questions in urgent new forms.
Posthuman Rights and Recognition
When transformed beings emerge from human origins, our entire framework of rights faces its deepest test.
Existential Hope: A Neglected Concept
Why flourishing futures demand philosophical rigor equal to our sophisticated understanding of existential catastrophe
Why Effective Altruism Needs Philosophy
The rigorous pursuit of doing good rests on philosophical foundations that deserve the same scrutiny the movement applies to everything else.
Why Enhancement Threatens Human Meaning
Enhancement may cure our limitations only to discover we have killed the very conditions that make existence meaningful
Digital Consciousness and the Hard Problem
Why building artificial minds forces us to confront questions about consciousness that philosophy has never resolved
Philosophy of the Technological Singularity
Rigorous analysis reveals the singularity as three distinct concepts requiring different evidence—and shows how we might prepare for futures we cannot predict.
Why Consciousness Upload May Never Work
Mind uploading confronts philosophical barriers that technology cannot bypass—revealing fundamental truths about consciousness that transcend engineering solutions.
The Ethics of Creating Digital Minds
How we treat minds we create will define humanity's moral character far more than any previous ethical challenge we have faced.
Why AI Alignment Requires Metaethics
The technical foundations of AI safety rest on philosophical questions about moral truth that remain unresolved—understanding this dependency is essential.