These are some of the essays that I have written. I hold the rights to these works and, while you may distribute them, I ask that they remain unaltered and attributed to myself. If you do happen to get any use out of these essays, or would like to discuss them, I would be more than happy to receive email to that effect.
1988-1989
The Prisoner’s Dilemma | A Stepping Stone To The Refutation Of Pure Self-Interest And A Guide To Political And Moral Obligation |
The Meaning Of Life vs. Meaning In Life | Reflections on what we want to know. |
1989-1990
Brahman And The “Real” | What our world consists of. |
The Story Telling Experience | An exploration of communication as a vehicle for interpersonal relationships. |
The Attainment Of Cessation | Its implications for the rest of Buddhist philosophy. |
The Pramanya And Prakasa Theories | Some questions concerning what we know and how we know it. |
A Scientist And His Android | A critique of Searle’s views on strong AI. |
1990-1991
The Nature Of The Machine | AI and Wittgenstein: a possible dialogue. |
The “Aesthetic” Experience | An appeal for a way of life. |
Take Two | Travelling The Path Of Enlightenment In Zen Buddhism And Taoism |