February 10, 2018

What Does It Mean to Be Human?

The simplified development of a human.
The simplified development of a human.

I gave my second talk on this subject this week to Portsmouth Skeptics in the Pub. This is the sixth talk I have given them over the years, now covering all of the topics I do for public talks, and I absolutely loved it. I met some lovely people and cracked a bunch of gags whilst disseminating some philosophy to the public. What's not to love of a night out? Everyone loves a personhood debate, no?

I am giving the same talk next week to Bournemouth Skeptics in the Pub. On Valentine's Day. No Brownie Points for me.

Jonathan MS Pearce @ATipplingPhilo talks Personhood, at Pompey Skeptics @sitpportsmouth . . . . #philosophy #personhood #humanity #morality #meaning #evolution

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We touched on all sorts of subjects, from abortion to euthanasia, from AI to the trolley experiment and from the Sorites Paradox to Descartes. And everything in between.

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Anyway, if you are near Bournemouth next week, come along!