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Robots already play a major role in modern warfare in the form of airborne drones, but as artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, will we have to worry about our own […]
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The author explains the psychology of a drone operator in Nevada who spends his nights at home with his family and his days eliminating enemy targets in Iraq.
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P.W. Singer on the problem of war as entertainment.
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P.W. Singer explores the problem of war as entertainment.
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The author speaks to the absence of morality in a fully mechanized war
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The author describes what happens when state and non-state actors use the same technologies.
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The author explains the difference between working in a war and serving in a war.
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The author explains the influence of private military firms in the world today.
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The philosopher recounts how Francis Bacon and Jean Jacques Rousseau met their end.
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The philosopher explains the instruction of autonomy.
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Philosopher Simon Critchley discusses the new Enlightenment.
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The philosopher takes a look at Nietzsche’s approach to life and death.
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Simon Critchley on the brilliance of Epicurus.
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The philosopher discusses the ape-like nature of humans.
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The philosopher emphasizes the need to be aware of “a never returning transient present.”
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The philosopher talks about how suicide has become a taboo and how death could be regarded differently.
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Simon Critchley’s historiography of death.
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The astrophysicist wants to shift the focus from avoiding death to living a full life.