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SEP 1
SpeciesCAI: Constitutional AI Specificity in Animal Welfare Fine-Tuning
A constitutional AI paper in operationalized commitments to animals.
AUG 10
INSCONE: Unknown-Aware Detection of LLM-Generated Text via Informed Wild Data
Simulated wild energy data for OOD MGT classification accuracy.
MAY 14
MuRF: Unlocking the Multi-Scale Potential of Vision Foundation Models
Utilizing the multi-resolution capability of VFMs to improve downstream task accuracy.
MAR 26
Causation: An Early Modern Philosophical Dialogue
A Socratic dialogue investigating the thoughts of early-modern philosophers on causation.
DEC 22, 2025
Let You Break My Heart Again
Let You Break My Heart Again - Laufey | Low Brass Ensemble
NOV 22, 2025
The Ethics of MrBeast
An analysis of the ethical implications of contemporary content creator MrBeast.
MAY 14, 2025
The Multiple Realization Definition
An analysis of definitions and the entailment of functional intuitions.
MAY 2, 2025
A Defense of the Mechanistic Explanation, and a Refutation of the Mechanistic Hegemonist
A defense of the mechanistic interpretation against functionalist arguments.
MAY 1, 2025
The Use of Psychology to a Reductionist or an Identity Theorist: An Analogy
A philosophy of mind paper arguing that psychology remains a useful science even to a reductionist.
APR 30, 2025
Lewis and Kripke, Counterfactuals and Determinism, and Authors and Truth
An analysis of how to evaluate the truth of counterfactuals under determinism.
APR 29, 2025
Hunting Wabbits
Hunting Wabbits - Gordon Goodwin | Low Brass Ensemble
APR 12, 2025
The Truth of Performative Utterances
An argument on a method to evaluate the truth value of performative utterances via the investigation of negations.
APR 7, 2025
Russell, Frege, and the Law of the Excluded Middle
Russell's denoting vs. Frege's sense and reference and why we should prefer Russell's.
MAR 4, 2025
Aristotle’s Principles and the Soul
A deep dive into Aristotle's predicables and psyche.
DEC 2, 2024
The Sun, Line, and Cave
A close reading of Plato's three central images, and what they commit him to about knowledge.
NOV 4, 2024
Meno on Definition
A philosophy paper investigating Meno and his definitions of virtue.
OCT 6, 2024
