How can we approach questions when science cannot provide answers? The ancient field of philosophy is critically important in the light of profound uncertainty and on account of the collapse in credibility of many traditional sources of value systems.
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18.1 When philosophers were mistaken
18.2 Practical examples of the impact of philosophical decisions
18.3 The potential large impact of transcendent thinking
18.4 Awareness of philosophical biases and fallacies
18.5 Implications of modern science and tech for traditional worldviews
18.6 Strengths and weaknesses of religions
18.7 Strengths and weaknesses of humanism
18.8 Virtue signalling
18.9 Evaluating unborn generations
18.10 Free will
18.11 Approaches to determine ultimate priorities
18.12 Evolving a framework for ethics fit for the 2020s
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