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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West

April 27, 2025April 28, 2025ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West

He deconstructed what he called “the colonial library”: the accounts of Africa by Europeans whose aim, he said, was to further colonialism.

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What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Death

October 29, 2024October 30, 2024Emily AnthesComments Off on What Ants and Orcas Can Teach Us About Death

A philosopher journeys into the world of comparative thanatology, which explores how animals of all kinds respond to death and dying.

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How to Be Truly Free: Lessons From a Philosopher President

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024Jack Nicas and Dado GaldieriComments Off on How to Be Truly Free: Lessons From a Philosopher President

Pepe Mujica, Uruguay’s spartan former president and plain-spoken philosopher, offers wisdom from a rich life as he battles cancer.

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Paulin Hountondji, Revolutionary African Philosopher, Dies at 81

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on Paulin Hountondji, Revolutionary African Philosopher, Dies at 81

He rebelled against efforts to force African ways of thinking into the European worldview. His thoughts had the effect of a bomb in African intellectual life.

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Antonio Negri, 90, Philosopher Who Wrote a Surprise Best Seller, Dies

December 22, 2023December 22, 2023Clay RisenComments Off on Antonio Negri, 90, Philosopher Who Wrote a Surprise Best Seller, Dies

He became famous twice: first in 1979, for his imprisonment related to the murder of a former Italian premier, and then 20 years later, for his influential book “Empire.”

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How to Tell if Your A.I. is Conscious

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023Oliver WhangComments Off on How to Tell if Your A.I. is Conscious

In a new report, scientists offer a list of measurable qualities that might indicate the presence of some presence in a machine.

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What if A.I. Sentience Is a Question of Degree?

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023Lauren JacksonComments Off on What if A.I. Sentience Is a Question of Degree?

A conversation with Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford, who has spent decades preparing for the day artificial intelligence is capable of anything the human brain can do.

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AI Is Becoming More Conversant. But Will It Get More Honest?

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023CADE METZComments Off on AI Is Becoming More Conversant. But Will It Get More Honest?

At a new website called Character.AI, you can chat with a reasonable facsimile of almost anyone, live or dead, real or (especially) imagined.

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‘Consciousness’ in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It’s the Last Word.

January 6, 2023January 7, 2023Oliver WhangComments Off on ‘Consciousness’ in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It’s the Last Word.

The pursuit of artificial awareness may be humankind’s next moonshot. But it comes with a host of difficult questions.

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The Question of Life Itself

January 2, 2023Elizabeth DiasComments Off on The Question of Life Itself

How people regard the start of life is complicated, polarizing and worthy of exploration.

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