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Overview Psychoanalytic theory originated with Freud, who developed the idea of the “dynamic unconscious.” Three core ideas that make up the psychoanalytic perspective are repression,… Read More »The Psychoanalytic Perspective

The Singularity Is Near explores a future in which human beings and intelligent machines merge.

Superintelligence examines possible future scenarios in which AI systems exceed human intelligence. It considers potential risks that would arise in the future.

These books about AI engage with key ideas about the nature of artificial intelligence technology and the risks and potential benefits to humans.

Murray, B. (2007). Kant on genius and art. The British Journal of Aesthetics, 47(2), 199-214. (Download pdf) I Kant’s view concerning the nature of the… Read More »Kant on Genius and Art

The Possibility of Culture: Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant’s Aesthetics explores Kant’s depiction of the ways in which aesthetic pursuits can promote personal moral… Read More »The Possibility of Culture: Pleasure and Moral Development in Kant’s Aesthetics

Hume, Of the Standard of Taste, pdf (Download) Introduction to “Of the Standard of Taste” It is certain, Hume maintains, that “beauty and deformity, more… Read More »Introduction to David Hume’s “Of the Standard of Taste”