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Tag Archives: Epistemology
Cryonics and philosophy of science
The 2008-3 issue of Alcor’s Cryonics Magazine contains a number of articles about the pitfalls of (excessive) scientific optimism and its potential adverse effects on the organizational and practical aspects of cryonics. My own contribution contrasts cryonics as medical conservatism … Continue reading
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Tagged Cryonics, Death, Epistemology, Information-theoretic Death, Meliorism, Philosophy of Science, Singularity, Transhumanism
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