Yesterday Daniel Dennett died. He was 82, about the same age as my father when he died a few years ago. I think I've mentioned before that the first writer I read on consciousness was Susan Blackmore. But I know Dennett wasn't far behind, likely based on Blackmore's positive discussions of his work, but also … Continue reading Some thoughts on Daniel Dennett’s ideas
Month: April 2024
Fallout
Fallout, like many recent TV shows, demonstrates the old rule, of video game adaptations always being awful, is obsolete. At first Fallout seems similar to a lot of other post-apocalyptic shows. There's been a nuclear war and the world is a wasteland. Life on the surface is a brutal battle for survival, even two hundred … Continue reading Fallout

