David DennenFiction of Planescape: “The Plane Truth”We begin our voyage into Planescape fiction with a short but suggestive story by David “Zeb” Cook.Aug 25Aug 25
David DennenFiction of Planescape: IntroductionIntroduction to a series on the novels and other fiction of D&D’s Planescape setting.Aug 25Aug 25
David DennenVideogames 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 11Aug 11
David DennenEmergence and Consciousness ReconsideredSo what is emergence? First of all, forget all those fancy concepts you may have heard about in connection with emergence.May 221May 221
David DennenIntroduction to the “Reading Dewey’s Logic” Video SeriesTo my mind, John Dewey is the greatest philosopher the United States has produced. He is simply unmatched in terms of the range of…Jan 27Jan 27
David DennenSome 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, 2023Dec 14, 2023
David DennenAsserting vs. Reading: Or, Why Academic Presentations SuckI 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, 2023Dec 11, 2023
David DennenIs 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, 2023Oct 27, 2023
David DennenWhat “Self” and “Consciousness” Mean to an Old-School Pragmatist-BehavioristThe goal of this short essay is to lay out some basic pragmatist concepts for making sense of “self” and “consciousness.”Apr 10, 2023Apr 10, 2023
David DennenAre (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, 2023Mar 7, 2023