Forrest Cameranesi – Geek of all Trades

The Codex

• The Codex Quaerentis

  

  My main philosophical essays, covering the whole gamut of topics from language, art, and mathematics, through reality and knowledge, morality and justice, and on to practical living.

Philosophical Essays

• Zero Matter

  

  An exploration and critique of the concept of material substances. (2006)

• That Thing-I-Know-Not-What

  

  A defense of physicalism against George Berkeley's subjective idealism. (2006)

• Why Functionalism Works

  

  A defense of the functionalist theory of mind. (2006)

• Inconceivable

  

  An analysis of Descartes' "Evil Genius" conceivability argument. (2006)

• Unjustified

  

  An examination of the hypothetico-deductive method and a critique of epistemological justificationism. (2007)

• An Account of Normal Science

  

  A critique of Thomas Kuhn's paradigmatic philosophy of science. (2007)

• Shift It

  

  Another critique of Thomas Kuhn's paradigmatic philosophy of science. (2007)

• Moral Foundations

  

  An exploration of the Problem of Infinite Regress, particularly regarding moral or pragmatic justification. (2007)

• Evolution and Altruism

  

  An exploration of the relation between evolutionary altruism and altruism simpliciter. (2007)

• The Golden Rules of Kant and Mill

  

  A comparison of utilitarian and deontological ethical theories. (2006)

• An Argument for Philosophical Anarchism

  

  A rebuttal of the statist position put forward in Plato's Crito dialogue. (2007)

• Army of Angels

  

  An examination of several arguments regarding the Problem of Evil. (2006)

• Oh Dear God No

  

  A short analysis and rebuttal of a "first-cause" argument for the existence of God. (2006)

Analogical Essays

• Architecting Governware

  

  An analogy between software and government. (2011)

• Forgotten How To Hear

  

  A sad analogy for the gifted. (2011)

• Bleufromagivoria: Nature or Nurture?

  

  An analogy about homosexuality. (2011)

• Pissing Into The Wind

  

  An allegory about public smoking. (2011)

• Hard Work Doesn't Pay

  

  An analogy between business and romance. (2014)

Other Essays

• Degendering Feminism and Patriarchy

  

  An essay on gender dichotomy and equality, terminology, and cooperation. (2014)

• Reconstructing Gender

  

  An analysis of gender identity concepts. (2013)

• Liberalism, Race, and Empire

  

  An extensive analysis of several different concepts, for a political science class. (2007)

• The Teachings of Jesus

  

  A report on a Buddhist's view of Christianity, for a class on early Christian history. (2006)

• A Survey of Anthropological Dichotomies

  

  My final paper for a class on Cultural Anthropology. (2006)

• The Usury-Free Market

  

  A critique of rent and interest, toward libertarian socialism. (Under construction).

• Tax-Free Welfare

  

  An alternative to taxation and how to wean off of it. (Under construction).