Simulation skepticism and student resistance to thought experiments
A new essay in Hedgehog Review argues that students have low tolerance for philosophical thought experiments like Descartes's evil demon, which questions whether beliefs could be deceptions by a malevolent spirit. The piece suggests that only the most philosophically inclined engage with such fanciful hypotheses.
Key facts
- Students have low tolerance for fanciful hypotheses and abstruse thought experiments.
- Descartes's evil demon scenario is cited as an example of a thought experiment students resist.
- The essay appears in Hedgehog Review's issue on humanism in a posthumanist age.
- The piece is titled 'The Consolations of Simulation'.
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- Hedgehog Review