[MD] Transhumanism

[david buchanan]

Matt said to Krimel:
...why on earth would anybody think that the Metaphysics of Quality should have something to say about cyborgs and holodecks?  Isn't that like demanding that the literary critic have something relevant to say about gluons or carburetors?  Even if philosophy is about including everything, once you reach the level of abstraction that it takes to do so, what kind of "relevance" are we exactly talking about here?



dmb says:

I agree. It's not reasonable to expect such a highly abstract system to include every possible application or to have universal relevance.

I also think it's ridiculous for Krimel to be so smug about this knowledge. He just learned this stuff five minutes ago. You know, between diapers. 

  		 	   		  
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