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DECEMBER - JANUARY
Philosophy of Language
Is lying bad? Is lying just deception? What are the goods of sincerity?
Book: "Lying and Insincerity" by Andreas Stokke
Movie: "The invention of Lying"
Talk: TBD
FEBRUARY - MARCH
Aestethics
What it is to play beautifully? Is winning the only value? does your game character affect your social identity?
Book: "Games: Agency as Art" by Thi Nguyen
Movie: "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch"
Talk: TBD
APRIL - MAY
Philosophy of Mind
Is dreaming close to imagining? Does imagining helps us understand external reality? Do we "see" what we imagine?
Book: "Mindsight: Image, Dream, Meaning" by Colin McGinn
Movie: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Talk: TBD
JUNE - JULY
Philosophy of Technology
Should we entrust machine in making moral decisions? What can sci-fi teaches us about moral robots? Do we want moral robots?
Book: "Moral Machines: Teaching Robots rights from Wrong" by Wendell Wallac and Colin Allen
Movie: "Ex-Machina"
Talk: TBD
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