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Coming from Nothing: A Thought Experiment Novella

Coming from Nothing: A Thought Experiment Novella

A thought experiment novella about identity on the internet and long-distance relationships.

2018

Matthew McKeever

Matthew McKeever

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Matthew McKeever

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Jan 28

Irony and the end of the internet

The social internet is gone, the slopnet is coming. What will that be like? David Foster Wallace can tell us.

Matthew McKeever

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Jan 5

The story of 20th century philosophy, 9, part ii

The second part about late 20th century philosophy, about the problem of vagueness.

The story of 20th century philosophy, 9, part ii

Matthew McKeever

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Dec 30, 2025

The story of 20th century philosophy, 9, part i

Jumping ahead, we look at some philosophy from the end of the 20th century. Firstly, David Lewis’s modal realism.

The story of 20th century philosophy, 9, part i

Matthew McKeever

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Dec 6, 2025

The story of 20th century philosophy, 1

I discuss Russell’s On Denoting as the first in a series on 20th century philosophical history.

The story of 20th century philosophy, 1

Matthew McKeever

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Nov 23, 2025

Kant, Buddha, nonsense: what does philosophy do?

Skeptics about philosophy say it doesn’t find truths. What does it do? I suggest an answer.

Kant, Buddha, nonsense: what does philosophy do?

Matthew McKeever

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Oct 23, 2025

The most important philosophical concept

I look at Plato, the Upanisads, the early Buddhist canon, and Zhuangzi to provide a surprising response.

The most important philosophical concept

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Jul 24, 2025

Why you should read Chinese philosophy: Mozi

Classical Chinese has many interesting figures. This is an introduction to one of them.

Why you should read Chinese philosophy: Mozi

Matthew McKeever

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Apr 13, 2025

Understanding China via culture: An intro to Lu Xun

We can learn about China — and about ourselves — by reading one of its most famous authors.

Understanding China via culture: An intro to Lu Xun

Matthew McKeever

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Oct 30, 2023

The future of recreational drugs in the US: history and prediction

The availability of psychoactive drugs varies with time and place. Can we explain why, or predict how this will change in the future?

The future of recreational drugs in the US: history and prediction

Matthew McKeever

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Jul 15, 2023

What China’s ‘interim measures’ can teach us about the future of AI

Much work is being done to make law for language models. I look at what recent Chinese proposals suggest about the future of AI.

What China’s ‘interim measures’ can teach us about the future of AI

Matthew McKeever

Matthew McKeever

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Novella "Coming From Nothing" at @zer0books (bitly.com/cfnextract). Academic philosophy at: http://mipmckeever.weebly.com/

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