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Fiction of Planescape: “The Plane Truth”

We begin our voyage into Planescape fiction with a short but suggestive story by David “Zeb” Cook.

Aug 25

Fiction of Planescape: “The Plane Truth”

Aug 25

David Dennen

Fiction of Planescape: Introduction

Introduction to a series on the novels and other fiction of D&D’s Planescape setting.

Aug 25

Fiction of Planescape: Introduction

Aug 25

David Dennen

Videogames Are Not Art. But They Are Important.

It’s fairly common to hear videogame scholars describe videogames as art. In fact, there are whole books and articles arguing that…

Aug 11

Videogames Are Not Art. But They Are Important.

Aug 11

David Dennen

Emergence and Consciousness Reconsidered

So what is emergence? First of all, forget all those fancy concepts you may have heard about in connection with emergence.

May 22

Emergence and Consciousness Reconsidered

May 22

David Dennen

Introduction to the “Reading Dewey’s Logic” Video Series

To my mind, John Dewey is the greatest philosopher the United States has produced. He is simply unmatched in terms of the range of…

Jan 27

Introduction to the “Reading Dewey’s Logic” Video Series

Jan 27

David Dennen

Some Logico-Empirical Aspects of the Phrase “Could Have Acted Otherwise”

Free will (and thus moral responsibility) has often been defined by the criterion that “one could have acted/done otherwise.”

Dec 14, 2023

Some Logico-Empirical Aspects of the Phrase “Could Have Acted Otherwise”

Dec 14, 2023

David Dennen

Asserting vs. Reading: Or, Why Academic Presentations Suck

I teach a conference-speaking class every year. I attend a number of academic conferences every year. I often listen to or watch recordings…

Dec 11, 2023

Asserting vs. Reading: Or, Why Academic Presentations Suck

Dec 11, 2023

David Dennen

Is Frank Jackson’s Knowledge Argument about Knowledge?

Frank Jackson’s “Knowledge Argument” against physicalism, also known as the “Mary’s Room Argument,” has been much discussed. Jackson first…

Oct 27, 2023

Is Frank Jackson’s Knowledge Argument about Knowledge?

Oct 27, 2023

David Dennen

What “Self” and “Consciousness” Mean to an Old-School Pragmatist-Behaviorist

The goal of this short essay is to lay out some basic pragmatist concepts for making sense of “self” and “consciousness.”

Apr 10, 2023

What “Self” and “Consciousness” Mean to an Old-School Pragmatist-Behaviorist

Apr 10, 2023

David Dennen

Are (LLM) Chatbots Conscious?

Is it possible for an artificial intelligence to become really conscious? Are some AIs already conscious, as at least a few people think…

Mar 7, 2023

Are (LLM) Chatbots Conscious?

Mar 7, 2023

David Dennen

David Dennen

assistant professor of applied English at Chihlee University of Technology / researcher and writer on mind, language, literature, and morality

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