Hmm, I have mentioned Baudrillard offhandedly in a few writings, but never written anything serious about him
I really loved his little book "Simulations" when I was 19 or so... and his notion of the hyperreal .... He seemed to deeply "get" the inter-creation of mind and reality, and the bottomless nature of it all, the inability to ever really reduce anything to a ground truth -- and yet what he pulled out of this was not nihilism but something deeper and wackier ;) ... On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 10:12 PM, martin biehl <[email protected]> wrote: > Off topic, but did you ever write anything about Baudrillard, Ben? I am > curious about what you make of his writing. No need to write something > specifically though. Its sth to talk about over a beer, not on a mailing > list. > > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 12:59 AM, Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yes... Luke Muehlhauser would seem to have done a good job as >> Executive Director of MIRI... >> >> -- Ben >> >> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 2:56 AM, Bill Hibbard <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Sun, 2 Mar 2014, Ben Goertzel wrote: >> > >> >> MIRI has improved a lot. >> > >> > >> > I second that. There was a great improvement >> > to MIRI management about two years ago. >> > >> > Bill >> > >> >> And you may overestimate the level of funding >> >> Peter Thiel has provided them. >> >> >> >> I agree there would be better uses of $$ than funding MIRI or FHI. On >> >> the >> >> other hand, there are many many less productive uses of $$ in the world >> >> today, as well >> >> >> >> -- Ben G >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Tim Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On 28/02/2014 11:06, Ben Goertzel wrote: >> >>> >> >>> See >> >>> >> >>> >> http://hplusmagazine.com/2014/02/28/saving-the-world-with-analytical-philosophy/ >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Ben writes - in the context of MIRI and FHI: >> >>> >> >>> "Actually I agree these institutions should be funded -- while >> >>> I disagree with many of their ideas, I'm glad they exist, as >> >>> they keep a certain interesting dialogue active." >> >>> >> >>> The more these organisations are funded, the harder it >> >>> will be for others to displace them from their niche. >> >>> >> >>> The FHI it is possible to put up with, but I am less tolerant >> >>> of MIRI. Basically, I think that a lot of other possible >> >>> organisations could have done a much better job than >> >>> they have done with the Thiel millions. Screaming to >> >>> everyone to help them save the world does not look >> >>> like an especially positive contribution to me. >> >>> -- >> >>> __________ >> >>> |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ [email protected] Remove lock to >> reply. >> >>> >> >>> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> >>> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279> | >> >>> Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription >> >>> <http://www.listbox.com> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Ben Goertzel, PhD >> >> http://goertzel.org >> >> >> >> "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. >> >> James >> >> T. Kirk >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> >> AGI >> >> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now >> >> RSS Feed: >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/3603840-9a430058 >> >> Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >> >> >> >> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >> >> >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------- >> > AGI >> > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now >> > RSS Feed: >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279 >> > Modify Your Subscription: >> > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >> > >> > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >> >> >> >> -- >> Ben Goertzel, PhD >> http://goertzel.org >> >> "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. >> James T. Kirk >> >> >> ------------------------------------------- >> AGI >> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now >> RSS Feed: >> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/10872673-8f99760d >> >> Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com >> > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "In an insane world, the sane man must appear to be insane". -- Capt. James T. Kirk "Emancipate yourself from mental slavery / None but yourself can free your mind" -- Robert Nesta Marley ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
