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Pet pills, "ASD", sexual morality, exclusion, and a fairytale

Spirit of our Time wrote 15 hours ago: and not all five in one post, but each in its own, as I run 5 more posts from What sorts from roughl … more →

Tags: Autism, Bioethics, Disability, enhancement, Families, health, Human Futures, Medical Interventions, Mental Health

Retrofit 5-Pack, end of 2009 spirit

Spirit of our Time wrote 2 days ago: Here are five What Sorts posts that I had particular fun writing–from mid-2008 to early 2009 … more →

Tags: Appearance norms, Eugenic sterilization, Eugenics, Feminism, Human Nature, human relationships, karma police, Law and public policy, Medical Interventions

For the Love of Annie2 comments

Spirit of our Time wrote 1 week ago: There’s a recent interview with Barb Farlow up at Bloom–Parenting Kids with Disabilities … more →

Tags: ableism, Annie Farlow, Bioethics, Differential treatment, Disability Rights, Eugenics, Families, History of eugenics, Infants

What Sorts course3 comments

Spirit of our Time wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ll be teaching a fairly large, mixed grad / undergrad seminar this coming semester as an eth … more →

Tags: Education, enhancement, ethics, Families, Feminism, health, Human Futures, Human Nature, Incest

Like a Whisper on Transgender Day of Remembrance

Spirit of our Time wrote 1 month ago: Check out this (amazing and depressing) post by Prof Susurro at Like a Whisper … more →

Tags: Discrimination, Feminism, human relationships, Identity Politics, LGBT rights, Life and Death, Persons, Sex and the body, Sexuality

DisRespect interviews with Barb Farlow, Sam Sansalone

Spirit of our Time wrote 2 months ago: I’m re-posting this May 15th post, since Disrespect has just re-run an interview with Sam Sans … more →

Tags: Disability, ableism, Cognitive Disability, Medical Interventions, Life and Death, Infants, Differential treatment, Disability Rights, Annie Farlow

Human Kinds--The Categories of Sexual Orientation in Law, Science, and Society--Part 3

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: The wrap-up of Ed Stein’s talk at the Human Kinds symposium.  Here Ed talks a little about whe … more →

Tags: Law and public policy, Gay Marriage, LGBT rights, human relationships, Community-University, Conference podcast, Differential treatment, Identity Politics, Community Outreach

The placebo effect as a 'looping kind'

alexsdavies wrote 4 months ago: The idea has been floated that when psychiatrists classify people and effect that classification thr … more →

Tags: Viewpoint, wired, Pharmaceutical, self-deception, Ian Hacking, looping kinds, Natural Kinds, PLACEBO, intentional activity

Human Kinds--The Categories of Sexual Orientation in Law, Science, and Society--Part 1

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: The first part of Ed Stein’s talk at the Human Kinds symposium on sexual orientation, especial … more →

Tags: Discrimination, Law and public policy, Norms and normalcy, Gay Marriage, Race and Ethnicity, new families, Public Policy, LGBT rights, human relationships

Human Kinds--The Categories of Sexual Orientation in Law, Science, and Society--Part 2

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Ed Stein’s talk at the Human Kinds symposium, Part the Second. Here Ed focuses on the appeal t … more →

Tags: Discrimination, Law and public policy, Norms and normalcy, Gay Marriage, Public Policy, LGBT rights, human relationships, Community-University, Conference podcast

Human Kinds--Ray Kurzweil and Uploading: Just Say "No"--Q & A

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Panel questions for Nick Agar–from Natasha Vita-More on either / or, and Ed Stein on backing u … more →

Tags: enhancement, transhumanism, Community-University, Human Futures, Conference podcast, Community Outreach, Uploading, Ray Kurzweil, backing up

Human Kinds--Ray Kurzweil and Uploading: Just Say "No"--Parts 2 and 3

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Here Nick moves on to uploading proper, starting with ideas about cochlear implants and the incremen … more →

Tags: NBICS, enhancement, transhumanism, Community-University, Human Futures, conference report, Community Outreach, Uploading, Ray Kurzweil

Human Kinds--Ray Kurzweil and Uploading: Just Say "No"--Part 1

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Nick Agar’s talk at the Human Kinds Symposium focuses on Kurzweil on uploading, and gives his … more →

Tags: NBICS, enhancement, transhumanism, Community-University, Human Futures, Conference podcast, Community Outreach, Neurotechnology, law of accelerating returns

Human Kinds--Species Typical, Sub-typical, Beyond Typical--Q@A

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: A couple of questions from our panel for Gregor Wolbring–one from Ed Stein on human rights, an … more →

Tags: enhancement, ableism, Public Policy, Community-University, Human Futures, Articles, Conference podcast, Community Outreach, Environment/climate

Human Kinds--Species Typical, Sub-typical, Beyond Typical--Part 2

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Gregor Wolbring in full swing on ableism and its relationship to sexism, racism, caste bias, anti-en … more →

Tags: ableism, Bionics, Biotech, Community Outreach, Community-University, Conference podcast, Disability, enhancement, Human Futures

Human Kinds--Species Typical, Sub-typical, Beyond Typical--Part 1

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Here is Gregor Wolbring’s talk at the Human Kinds Symposium, including my introduction of Greg … more →

Tags: NBICS, enhancement, Norms and normalcy, ableism, Community-University, Human Futures, Community Outreach, Disability, Gregor Wolbring

Human Kinds: Design Issues Concerning Extreme Life Extension--Parts 1 and 2

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Here are the first two part of the first talk in the Human Kinds symposium at the APA by renowned tr … more →

Tags: Community Outreach, Community-University, Human Futures, disembodiment, life extension, Natasha Vita-More, transhumanism

Human Kinds: Introduction

Spirit of our Time wrote 4 months ago: Over the next few weeks, we will run videocasts from in invited symposium panel that I organized at … more →

Tags: ableism, collective memory, Community Outreach, Community-University, Conference podcast, Families, Gay Marriage, History of eugenics, Human Nature

The Walls of Division: Symbols and the Tribal Mind

Caela wrote 5 months ago: by Caela “A belief is not merely an idea the mind possesses. It is an idea that possesses the mind.” … more →

Tags: Culture, Ideology, Politics, Religion, Symbols, The Walls of Division, Tribal Mind


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