The hottest Ontology Substack posts right now

Opportunities for meta-rational improvement can be categorized in different sites for enhancing rationality
Improving circumrational practice involves methods like better material supports, skills training, and proceduralization
Enhancing the ontology includes steps like merging categories, splitting distinctions, and reassigning cases

The principle of sufficient reason argues that everything has an explanation for its existence.
Accepting the PSR leads to the idea that a foundational causal entity brings about all things.
The PSR supports the notion of a necessary God, as the first thing must explain all possible states of affairs.

AI technology can lead to a breakdown in how we know and understand information, potentially causing chaos and confusion.
The use of AI in an era of eroding trust and extreme ideologies may worsen division and extremism in society.
Concerns exist about the worldviews and intentions of individuals, especially men, behind AI technology, with fears of their impact on society and humanity.

The main reason for the underperformance of Leftist movements is a lack of funding compared to the Right, who use their resources to shape public opinion through think tanks and covert operations.
To bring about systemic change, a shift in paradigm at the individual level is crucial, as demonstrated by the power of psychedelics in sparking a cultural reconsideration and leading to a psychedelic renaissance.
A new ontology emphasizing monistic or analytic idealism offers the potential to redefine society's underlying paradigm, providing a pathway for transforming civilization and addressing pressing global challenges.

Different names proposed before settling on 'photograph' offer unique perspectives on how people made sense of images.
AI images are not photographs, as they use light differently and inscribe ontologies onto noise using data and categories.
Ontolography, a proposed term for AI-generated images, emphasizes the domain-specific knowledge influencing their production and underlines how they are shaped by the category assignments and labels given to them.

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There is no consensus on the definition of morality, with various theories existing but no agreement reached.
Defining ethics is crucial for moral progress, as it forms the foundation for creating an ethical system.
Ethics is grounded in valuing freedom and reason, and moral dilemmas can be resolved by appealing to these principles.

Stories shape systems through design and the narratives we create, offering continuity and orientation in a world filled with uncertainty.
Ontogenetic Resilience proposes an adaptive identity that embraces change and uncertainty, fostering exploration and growth.
Resilience in the face of constant change is compared to surfing - balancing between stability and adaptation, learning to navigate and lean into the ever-shifting currents of life.