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Podcast: Discovering Academia
Episode: #054 - Herman Cappelen: Philosophy, Conceptual Engineering & Artificial Intelligence
Description: Today we talk with Herman Cappelen, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong. His research explores a variety of topics centered around conceptual engineering and the interplay of linguistics, philosophy and societal perceptions. In this episode we talk about language, linguistic norms, translation, global language unity and the essence of intention in communication. We also touch on the idea of original thought and discuss where artificial intelligence plays into our understanding of cognition and ethics.
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