JOURNAL ARTICLE

Synthetic Socrates and the Philosophers of the Future.

  • Published In: Think: Philosophy for Everyone, 2025, v. 24, n. 69. P. 31 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Licon, Jimmy Alfonso 3 of 3

Abstract

Many philosophers prize finding deep, important philosophical truths such as the nature of right and wrong, the ability to make free choices, and so on. Perhaps, then, it would be better for such philosophers to outsource the search for such truths to entities that are better equipped to the task: artificial philosophers. This suggestion may appear absurd, initially, until we realize that throughout human history outsourcing tasks has been the norm for thousands of years. To the extent such philosophers care about discovering deep philosophical truths, they have a reason to aid in the creation of artificial philosophers who will eventually, in many respects, do philosophy better than even the best human philosopher who ever lived or who will live. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Think: Philosophy for Everyone. 2025/03, Vol. 24, Issue 69, p31
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Mathematics
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:14771756
  • DOI:10.1017/S1477175625000028
  • Accession Number:185650140
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