A Blog by Chester Delagneau

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE HAPPY. From moms to mailmen. From artists to athletes. From monks to models. From preachers to politicians. Philosopher Blaise Pascal is unequivocally correct when he says, “All men seek happiness. This is without exception.”[1] But experience tells us that not everyone is happy, that happiness eludes us. Why is that? In…

In the field of epistemology, the Gettier problem shows that one can have justified true belief (JTB) about a claim yet not possess knowledge. For example, imagine someone is looking in a field at something that looks like a sheep but it’s actually a dog in sheep’s clothing. The person believes there’s a sheep in…

Contrary to the imaginations of people who are fond of science-fiction, A.I. will never become self-aware. But how can I be so sure when making a definitive claim about technology, which never stops evolving? My reason is simple: There is no example of anything in science that has grown a conscience. But does that necessarily…