| 1 |
1. Identity |
Reality or Simulation? |
The Experience Machine (Nozick) |
Theater of Darkness + Pill Dilemma |
| 2 |
1. Identity |
Avatar vs. Self |
Authenticity and Social Media |
Anatomy of the Avatar + The Core of My Self |
| 3 |
1. Identity |
Ship of Theseus |
Identity and Change |
Timeline with reconfigurable pieces |
| 4 |
1. Identity |
Paradox of Solitude |
Digital vs. human connection |
The Paradox of Solitude |
| 5 |
2. Epistemology |
Allegory of the Cave |
Plato's Allegory / Perception |
Shadow Theater + Socratic Rescue + Architects of the Cave |
| 6 |
2. Epistemology |
Observer Bias |
Subjectivity and Algorithms |
The Bestiary of Biases |
| 7 |
2. Epistemology |
Correlation vs. Causality |
Logic and Fallacies |
The Algorithm of Fear |
| 8 |
3. Justice |
Anatomy of Justice |
Merit, Need, Utility, Luck |
Survival Committee |
| 9 |
3. Justice |
The Social Contract |
Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau |
Founding the State |
| 10 |
3. Justice |
Veil of Ignorance |
Theory of Justice (Rawls) |
The Constitution of Mars |
| 11 |
3. Justice |
Meritocracy vs. Luck |
The Natural Lottery |
The Game of Unequal Life |
| 12 |
4. Power |
Obedience and Civil Disobedience |
Milgram / Hannah Arendt / MLK |
The Resistance Manual (Part 1) |
| 13 |
4. Power |
Civil Disobedience (Project) |
Rosa Parks / Thoreau |
The Resistance Manual (Part 2) |
| 14 |
4. Power |
The Meaning of Existence |
The Absurd / Camus / Purpose |
The Sisyphus Project |
| 15 |
5. AI and Ethics |
Do AIs Have Rights? |
Turing Test / Searle / Descartes |
The Trial of the Machine |
| 16 |
5. AI and Ethics |
The Autonomous Car |
Kant vs. Utilitarianism |
The Algorithm of Life |
| 17 |
5. AI and Ethics |
Transhumanism and Closing |
Ship of Theseus applied to the body |
The 3.0 Patch |