Ted Schick- Thinking about Weird Things
Jan 23, 2021•1 hr 52 min
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Episode description
In this episode, Max and Daniel interview philosopher Theodore Schick, Jr of Muhlenberg College and discuss the big philosophical questions behind Cryonics:
- Is Cryonics a science, a pseudo-science , or something else entirely?
- What does it mean to preserve your identity?
- Should you be worried about mind-uploading?
- Are humans natural born dualists?
- How might scenarios of the future upend our ethical and philosophical intuitions?
We tackle all of these questions and more in a wide-ranging discussion that you should definitely be losing sleep over! As always, you can find us over at The Cryosphere discord server, or email us at cryonicsunderground@gmail.com with your comments.
Show notes:
Links:
- Theodore (Ted) Schick, Jr. - https://www.muhlenberg.edu/academics/philosophy/ourfaculty/theodoreschickjr/
- How to Think About Weird Things https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-About-Weird-Things-ebook/dp/B07N1S3SLZ
- Doing Philosophy https://www.amzn.com/0078119170
- S.E.T.I https://seti.org/seti-institute/Search-Extraterrestrial-Intelligence
- Drake Equation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_equation
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