We finish high-school and know more about mathematics than we do of ourselves. Yet knowing ourselves is more important than algebra. … In this talk I’ll tell the story of how philosophy unwittingly condemned itself to irrelevance by divorcing itself from life; what are the broader cultural consequences of that divorce and what do we gain by seducing her back to life.
More from BIL 2008
- Advancement of the TED Prize — Bill Erickson
- Always the Next Human — Quinn Norton
- An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything — Garrett Lisi
- BIL: Brainstorming Next Steps — Tyler Emerson
More on Mind & Consciousness
- "Cyborg: Space, Kybernetes, Ship, Man, State, Art, Craft" — Ross Bochnek
- A Mind-Full of Pause Moments — Linzi Martin
- A New Basic Human Skill — Richard Gordon
- A Practical Scientific Guide to Cognitive Enhancement — Jonathan Toomim