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Philosopher with a PhD from King's College London, exploring the fascinating intersections of the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and cognitive science 🧠

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“All microsubjects featuring in the relevant structure relationally determine the phenomenal character of only one microsubject in a way that gives it a full human experience. […] The relevant relational structure is whatever is minimally necessary to produce my current conscious experience at any given time…”

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-023-04464-0

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@mojala @philosophy @cognition @academicchatter No worries, I appreciate the interest! :)

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“All microsubjects featuring in the relevant structure relationally determine the phenomenal character of only one microsubject in a way that gives it a full human experience.”

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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-023-04464-0

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Question about Google Docs: did they fix the issue with lag when handling large files, like whole books or dissertations?

I remember that being a dealbreaker and reason why I never used it while writing my dissertation.

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Whether you approach it from a left-wing, right-wing, spiritual, or whatever angle, being against academia, higher education, and mistrusting experts is the worst kind of anti-intellectualism that seriously harms society. Full stop.

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People will either delegate their tasks to AI and become detached and uninformed, or they'll have a perfectly patient personal instructor that will help them drastically expand their knowledge. Likely, it will be a mix of both, and we should advocate for the latter. It'll be interesting, watching the future unravel.

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I noticed that philosophical discussions in Croatia are often based on listing lots of famous names and works, as if the main goal is to impress with erudition. Very rarely do I hear: I think that, or my view is that... To me, that's not philosophy, but merely its history.

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I'm starting to rethink my commitment to being detached from philosophical views, treating them as things to entertain and play with without paying heed to them being mine, now that AI is so prevalent. Maybe we should be attached and value individuals and their original ideas because they're a form of creative and personal expression.

(Also, can you tell that I've been thinking about the ethics of AI a lot recently? 😄)

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@AeonCypher @academicchatter I think some sort of balanced approach is possible, so that we value both, but I honestly don't have a clear picture of what that might look like...

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@wakame @academicchatter Yeah, I mean those views that I try to present and publish, as part of my work. I think there's a difference in how we approach regular technology, and how we approach AI, and accordingly how each should be treated in ethics. The former was conceptualised more often as a tool, while the latter has potential to replace or redefine humans. It's all very uncertain at the moment, to be honest. I don't have a former opinion yet.

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@wakame @academicchatter I'm sure it's over-hyped to some extent, but then again - it'll likely progress quickly and get more and more capabilities. I think there's a very legitimate concern that it might lead to many people losing their jobs. I think it'll definitely become a part of the technology that we use in daily life, even if it does die down a bit.

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@CatherineFlick @wakame @academicchatter But that's not what I'm talking about, I'm not concerned with it gaining sentience or whatever. It can already generate heaps of rubbish to pollute the internet and deceive people, but it can also be useful and speed up progress. It already has both negative and positive effects, on the workforce, society, information, news, etc.

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@CatherineFlick @wakame @academicchatter Sorry, I saw your second post first. I think there is a difference, though. It's a very transformative technology with more impact than most other forms of technology - or at least potential impact, which can speed up progress but also be devastating. The way people will interact with tech will also change, imo.

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@wakame @CatherineFlick @academicchatter Very well said

ninokadic , to AcademicChatter group
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My video on my recent paper 'Monadic Panpsychism' is now available on the New Work in Philosophy YouTube channel!

So, if you're interested in my take on panpsychism, take a look. Make sure to subscribe for more! 🎥

https://youtu.be/zWzDIHvdWsM?si=gWLDtulygSDoqipf

#philosophy #panpsychism #monadicpanpsychism #consciousness #philosophyofmind #youtube #video #academia #academicchatter @philosophy @philosophyofmind @academicchatter

ninokadic , to poetry group
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I used to write poetry while in London, in an area that had some pretty run-down parts. I gave up since I'm not good at poetry, but I thought this one was slightly better than the rest. What do you think? 😅

piri-piri and p*ss
stain the paper sheets
of everyday-value men

their hands grow
out of London planes
to pray; or serve curry

and whether or not
they lose their bet,
a party takes place

friends –
who I miss,
when I'm gone

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ninokadic , to AcademicChatter group
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BRING BACK FANCY LONG BOOK TITLES IN LATIN 😤

* De Mirabilibus Peccatorum:
Quomodo Nugas Elegantissimas
Creare Possimus,
Cum Commentariis Superfluis
et Adnotationibus Non Necessariis,
Per Multos Umbras Doctrinae
et Ludicrae Sapientiae,
Ad Majorem Lectorum
Confusionem et Hilaritatem *

…very memorable, right?

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@ber @academicchatter Right? I'm too scared to try it, but I'd love to submit a paper titled "An investigation into panpsychism, the theory which, by providence of God, gives soul to all existing things, supported by arguments and additions, ever to edify philosophy and it's history, in the year of our lord 2024, by doctor of philosophy Nino Kadic od Croatia, as testified here truthfully"

Come up with your own, it's fun 😄

ninokadic , to AcademicChatter group
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WE JUST STARTED! 🚨

If you'd like to join, please DM me and I'll send you the Google Meet link! 🙂

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Flyer for the conference, featuring two talks: 1. AI-as-exploration: Navigating intelligence space – Dimitri Coelho Mollo (University of Umeå) 2. Could a 'language agent' really be an agent? – Patrick Butlin (University of Oxford) The rest of the text is in Portuguese, on how to attend. It says "Online conference in philosophy of mind: philosophy of artificial intelligence; 20 February 2024, 13h; organised by Prof. Dr. Sérgio Farias de Souza Filho" – all information available in English by clicking the link I posted.
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    • ninokadic , to random
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    One thing that always made no sense to me in the #Linux community is people recommending Ubuntu as a "beginner distro" – and also the concept of beginner distros overall.

    After you install #Ubuntu, you have to install an additional settings app to make it behave as you'd expect, run a script at startup to adjust scroll speed, and likely set up EasyEffects to get your laptop speaker to sound decent... etc.

    Just recommend Linux Mint. It solves so many problems out of the box.

    #foss #tech #IT

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    @popey Haha lucky you then! On desktop, I had no problems like that. On my laptop, I had to tweak the sound and change the insane scroll speed on my touchpad.

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    @popey My next laptop, I'd love to get a ThinkPad, I want to try the touch point 🔴

    ninokadic , to AcademicChatter group
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    My paper got published in Synthese! 🥲

    “Inspired by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s metaphysics of monads, I will focus on a relational explanation of how simple subjects could constitute complex experiences, without them having to combine in virtue of their subjectivity. I call this view monadic panpsychism.”

    You can download it for free here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-023-04464-0

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    @tomstoneham @philosophy @philosophyofmind @academicchatter Thank you Tom! 🙏🏻

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    What makes someone a cognitive scientist? Is it a degree in cognitive science? Or in one of its constitutive disciplines along with a research focus on the mind? Or publishing in cognitive science journals? Or something else? 🤔


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    @michaelgemar @cogsci @cognition @academicchatter I'm leaning towards that as well. There seems to be a necessary element of collaboration, not just interdisciplinarity in principle, in cognitive science. Of course, if someone gets a degree in cognitive science in a programme that involves such interdisciplinarity and collaboration, that would be great too. So great that I'm tempted to get another Master's in it, it's really attractive to me haha

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    @michaelgemar @cogsci @cognition @academicchatter Yeah, I think it's pretty much the same here in Europe (or at least the UK and Croatia). However, a short one-year MA or a part-time flexible one alongside work could be fun, just to fill out gaps in knowledge.

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    Am I the only one who unequivocally thinks that philosophy has made progress? Perhaps I have a different definition of what progress means, but surely I can't be the only one?

    The number of theories and arguments that philosophers uncovered, as well as the clarity and breadth of their analyses, is certainly progress.

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    @apublicimage @philosophy @academicchatter Historical progress, over time. Because it's not just making it up, theories have to be coherent, supported by arguments, follow some epistemic virtues (like parsimony, being compatible with our general worldview, etc.), and they usually build on previous work in the field, including within and without philosophy.

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    @apublicimage @philosophy @academicchatter I see it more as trying to develop coherent explanations, not about uncovering the ultimate truth, I think no one really does philosophy with that premise any more. I also didn't mean to imply that “being part of tradition” is a truth-maker, nor do I see how that follows from what I said. It was merely a description of how work happens. Obviously, I strongly disagree that there is no progress. Theories today are clearer and better argued.

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    @wakame @apublicimage @philosophy @academicchatter Develop does sound better, yep.

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    @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter Many do think that it's useless, though. However, it's usually useless to listen to people who hold such beliefs, so touché 😀

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    @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter Yeah. Though not all, there's a group of right-wing people who like stoicism, Christian philosophy and the classics, because it's part of their traditionalist worldview.

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    @PhilSciProf @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter I fully agree with you. Despite what I said, though, I definitely think it does both ways, and we philosophers should be in dialogue with scientists and learn from them. I'm sad there's even talk of some sort of divide or competition.

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    @PhilSciProf @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter I really appreciate hearing stories like yours. We should definitely all work together. That's why I'm very into cognitive science, I think. At least when it comes to the mind, it invites researchers from different fields to collaborate in a mutually respectful manner. They realised they needed each other.

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    @ivanrmanuel @PhilSciProf @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter Interesting, I would never even consider such a connection!

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    @ehud @philosophy @academicchatter There's a lot to be said about the value of the philosophical method(s), the attitude, and its educational role.

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    @philippsteinkrueger @philosophy @academicchatter Thank you for the recommendations, I'll have to look it up! 🙏🏻

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    @psybertron @ehud @philosophy @academicchatter Preach! 🙌🏻

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    @slowenough @chiffchaff @PhilSciProf @ivanrmanuel @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter I think maybe Kaet is saying: the impression is that Buddhists have a utilitarian undedrstanding of knowledge (i.e., it had to be for some cause or goal), and they're not for the right to freely enquire, for enquiry's sake... I think, tbh I didn't quite understand it myself either...

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    @chiffchaff @slowenough @PhilSciProf @ivanrmanuel @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter Don't worry haha, I got the gist of it. When interpreted that way, I'm definitely against the idea that one shouldn't spend time on some questions, even though I'm usually partial to (some aspects of) Buddhism.

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    @benfell @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter Absolutely, though maybe logicians would get a pass now that AI is big. The value of exploration and culture seems to be dwindling in the popular imagination.

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    @slowenough @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter I mean, I think it pretty clearly adds up to a net positive for progress, tbh

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    @slowenough @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter I think most obvious progress is in ethics and political philosophy, at the minimum by expanding the sphere of what it now encompasses: more people groups, animals and the environment, even potential AI, other planets, space exploration, etc.

    In consciousness, the most obvious example is cognitive science, which sprang forth from a heavily philosophical background - functionalism, computationalism, multiple realisability thesis, etc.

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    @slowenough @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter Yeah, though I can only speak from a western perspective, given that that encompasses my interests, at least mostly.

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    @slowenough @DominikDammer @philosophy @academicchatter I think the largest contribution of 'traditional' phenomenology (think Brentano, Husserl, Merleau-Ponty) is recognising certain things about consciousness that then became useful both within and outside of philosophy. For example, embodied cognition is a big buzzword now in cognitive science, robotics, and its direct predecessor was Merleau-Ponty.

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    Question: would it be fine to email a research project leader, express my interest in applying for a postdoc they offer, and ask if they have advice regarding application materials, like the cover letter? 😅

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    “We think philosophy is due an ethos change; one where the myth of the ‘lone genius’ is dispelled and where co-authoring is both encouraged and acknowledged.”

    Link: https://dailynous.com/2021/10/14/co-authorship-in-philosophy-over-the-past-120-years-bourget-weinberg/

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