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Thought Trees

I've found this an interesting way to think through writing, inspired by https://mesaoptimizer.com/notes/. These were written for myself, so might not always make sense.

Extended Minds, Survival and Consciousness

When thinking about what constitutes me, there seem to be three components worth considering...

Free Will

Basic argument • Your current actions are either determined by circumstances or by you • Either this is random in which case you can't be responsible, or it depends on your character...

Consciousness & Identity

What is consciousness? • First-person experience of qualia • Can consciousness exist without a body? • What constitutes personal identity?...

Thoughts on Ethics

Given moral anti-realism, why be moral? • Also given moral realism, why be moral? • What do we mean by morality?...

Thoughts on Perception

When I look at the water bottle I can see a black and blue patch of colour in my visual field • Is this a mental object? • Apparently we can subconsciously sense pheromones...

Thoughts on Social Interaction

Want to be more confident • Why? • How? • Alcohol/sleep deprivation...