Philosophy professor at University of Leeds. Metaethics | academic life | "a satisficer with really high standards" (said by a colleague, fairly). https://vayrynen.org
Pekka Väyrynen
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"Monism and Pluralism in Value Theory and the Semantics of Evaluative Language" will appear in Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume (philpapers.org/rec/VYRMAP). Introduces a new problem ("dimensional variability") in the semantics of 'good' and partially defends one view. 3/3
"High Standards" is advance access in PPR (doi.org/10.1111/phpr...). Argues against the view that 'rational' and (moral) 'good' are maximum-standard gradable adjectives and sketches an alternative view on which these adjectives have non-maximal but normatively demanding standards. 2/3
Two new papers just landed! Each is about evaluative language, focusing on specific phenomena about evaluative gradable adjectives (e.g. 'good', 'rational'). Each is a side project to a seemingly interminable book project on normative explanation. Titles, blurbs, links in the thread. 1/3
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BBC Question Time now doing exact same with AI they did with Farage?
This ‘expert’ panel on AI is a disgrace: not one critical voice.
Gilbert works for Tony Blair to promote AI. Jones is govt chief AI booster (& Blair flunky). Riparbelli is industry. Gawdat is ex industry. And a Tory MP
