Emil O. W. Kirkegaard

Drug liberalization: reading material

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:28. July 2011
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Today I have been doing some research on drug policy, specifically, legalization but also decriminalization. I was looking to see if my current views fit the evidence, and it turned…

Transhumanism, why people dislike it and why they are wrong

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:24. June 2011
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Philosophical Anthropology exam. 10 pages. paper

Re: Bertrand Russell’s How I write

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:11. June 2011
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I think Russell gives some sensible advice in his short (3 pages) essay How I write. It can be found on the net and in this nice collection of Russell's…

Re: Philosophy: A Diseased Discipline

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:7. June 2011
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Link. An interesting read about meta-philosophy and what kind of philosophy is not worth reading.

Re: “How To Get Rid Of Unwanted Redirects In Google Search Results”

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:25. May 2011
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Link to article. Ever been annoyed by the overly long links one gets when one tries to copy a link from Google? Here is an example: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCoQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stat.gl%2FLinkClick.aspx%3Flink%3DAlkohol%252Fpublika%2B2010%2Balko.pdf%26tabid%3D109%26mid%3D494%26language%3Den-US&rct=j&q=alkoholindtag+pr+land+gr%C3%B8nland&ei=2ffcTZThBIaF-wblnOHJDw&usg=AFQjCNG-ZRltkvhL1RYHjT4uSEJWmmXxVQ&cad=rja These are very…

Sexual terms for persons, clarification for those who need and a proposal for even better terms

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:19. May 2011
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Sexual terms for persons, clarification for those who need and a proposal for even better terms

A conversation about good philosophy and the lack of it

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:12. May 2011
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What is good philosophy, and how to tell An example "I remember someone criticizing something I posted as being too simple and homely (its virtues being that it was clear…

Phil. of science paper – ‘the’ problem of induction

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:5. May 2011
Post category:Epistemology Science
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For phil. of science class. Philosophy of science - assignment 2

David Stove: What is Wrong with Our Thoughts? A Neo-Positivist Credo

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:4. May 2011
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http://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/wrongthoughts.html Pretty interesting. Reminds me of what Wittgenstein said "Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of our language.". Amen.

Re: Jack Cole – End Prohibition Now!

Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
Post published:27. April 2011
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Web version. Pdf version. It is the most reasonable thing I have ever read about drug policy. It is almost unfathomable to think that this is the case. It is…