0G12: Westworld and Morality Simulators, Part 1 - with Eli Bosnick!

Within our podcasts exists a maze. It is a maze built for you, to help you achieve your philosophical becoming. Each step in the maze is essential, though it may not always be clear why at the time. At this step in the maze, we discuss the rapey origins of Westworld and why they could never get the park insured. Primary source material: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics book 2 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0054%3Abook%3D2  (Check out Embrace the Void ep39: The Virtue of NDAs for more in depth discussion of virtue theory) Paper on the morality of legal prostitution: https://myelms.umd.edu/courses/1056989/files/31386898/download?download_frd=1 (Check out Serious Inquiries Only ep115: What happened when we accidentally legalized prostitution, for more in depth discussion of these empirical questions)   Article discussing how artificial entities will impact our understanding of consent https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-does-consent-mean-when-one-of-you-is-a-robot   Support us at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/0G  Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/0gPhilosophy Join our Facebook discussion group (make sure to answer the questions to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/985828008244018/  Email us at: [email protected] Sibling shows: Serious Inquiries Only: https://seriouspod.com/ Opening Arguments: https://openargs.com/  Embrace the Void: https://voidpod.com/ Recent appearances: None this week, but several coming soon. Contact us to come on your show. We promise not to Borg you...much...