Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The Trolley Problem and Sacrificing the Right Cards
Available on Netflix, The Good Place appears lighthearted on the surface, but introduces some very serious philosophical ideas that are worth exploring far beyond the show. One of these concepts is the Trolley Problem, a thought experiment that puts the participant in the hot seat to decide between one of two outcomes – both of…
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NABC Robot Individual: Early Bird Discount ends today, November 18
The discounted early-bird fee for the 2019 Fall NABC Robot Individual (November 23-25) expires this Monday, November 18 at 11.59PM US Eastern time. As of Tuesday, November 19, the full registration fee will be $50. Hurry up and register if you haven’t already. And remember, if you played the Summer NABC Robot Individual, you get…
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18th Champions’ Cup – The Winners
The winners of the 18th European Champions’ Cup are Team BC’T ONSTEIN. Congratulations to Simon de Wijs (pc), Bob Drijver, Bauke Muller, Bart Nab, Ricco van Prooijen and Louk Verhees. Runners-up are Team English Champions: Alexander Allfrey (pc), Mike Bell, Tony Forrester, David Gold, Graham Osborne and Andrew Robson. The Bronze medal goes to Team Monaco FMB: Pierre Zimmermann (pc), Jean-Charles…
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