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"We may be using mental terms to refer to AI, but this may only be because we lack better words," says Ophelia Deroy, philosopher and a senior author of the study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The secretary’s examples of Western heroism were the Spartans at Thermopylae and the philosopher Socrates, both of whom, he said, illustrate the “Western” willingness to “pay any cost for a cause worthy of his loyalty.”

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mr. Korman traces the origins of AI doomerism to a 2014 book, “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies,” by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Its intellectual roots can be traced to Australian philosopher Peter Singer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

I often thought he had the mind of a mad genius and the heart of a philosopher.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

As AI worries grew, EA philosophers such as MacAskill were "kind of thinking about the future of humanity," said Brian Berkey of the University of Pennsylvania.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

The pledge was created by Oxford philosophers Toby Ord and Will MacAskill, who in 2011 helped coin the term “effective altruism,” or EA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

In Chicago, ACT UP’s Gregg Bordowitz became her mentor and professor, and for three years, Rosales immersed herself in learning, becoming obsessed with Gertrude Stein and philosophers like Gilles Deleuze.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

James develops his argument using a "physicalist" framework associated with philosophers such as Daniel Dennett.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

This difficulty, however, simply provoked the philosophers to think harder.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton