Essays

Clipboard These are some of the essays that I have written. I hold the rights to these works and, while you may distribute them, I ask that they remain unaltered and attributed to myself. If you do happen to get any use out of these essays, or would like to discuss them, I would be more than happy to receive email to that effect.

1988-1989

The Prisoner’s Dilemma A Stepping Stone To The Refutation Of Pure Self-Interest And A Guide To Political And Moral Obligation
The Meaning Of Life vs. Meaning In Life Reflections on what we want to know.

1989-1990

Brahman And The “Real” What our world consists of.
The Story Telling Experience An exploration of communication as a vehicle for interpersonal relationships.
The Attainment Of Cessation Its implications for the rest of Buddhist philosophy.
The Pramanya And Prakasa Theories Some questions concerning what we know and how we know it.
A Scientist And His Android A critique of Searle’s views on strong AI.

1990-1991

The Nature Of The Machine AI and Wittgenstein: a possible dialogue.
The “Aesthetic” Experience An appeal for a way of life.
Take Two Travelling The Path Of Enlightenment In Zen Buddhism And Taoism

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