Episode 333: P-hacking the Mind
David and Tamler do another tier ranking--this time on philosophical thought experiments, so as not to further alienate our chemistry-adjacent listeners. We hit most of the big ones: Pascal's wager, Pascal's mugging, Mary the color scientist, the Ring of Gyges, Jarvis Thomson's violinist, the experience machine, the utility monster, and a lot more. Can you guess our grade for the trolley dilemma?
The Chinese Room (Searle) [wikipedia.org]
Descartes' Evil Demon (Descartes) [wikipedia.org]
The Experience Machine (Nozick) [wikipedia.org]
Mary the Color Scientist (F. Jackson) [wikipedia.org]…
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