What is Artificial Intelligence? (Part 3)
I started this series of posts here, discussing the creation of the term “artificial intelligence” at the Dartmouth conference, focusing on the words and the scientific context. Subsequently, I moved from the historical context to the broader history here, showing that artificial intelligence has been in people’s imaginations for much longer, not just in the […]
Eric Voegelin – A Brief Biography (Part 1)
This series of texts will briefly present the biography of Eric Voegelin based on the work “Autobiographical Reflections,” published in 2008, in which he offers a historical and biographical context of his motivations based on the development and articulation of his ideas in several fields of knowledge. Born in Cologne, Germany, on January 3, 1901, […]
Once again, virtue
This short text seeks to bring to our attention an aspect defined by the Scottish philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre in his ethics: as moral agents, we, human beings, are rational and dependent animals. In the book Dependent Rational Animals, published in 1999, MacIntyre seeks to support his point of view that virtues are essential for human […]
In search of the public ethos: Is the Unified National Competition an alternative for selecting new public servants with a vocation for public service?
Aristotle designated ethos as constructing an image of a speaker’s character. In this sense, ethos appears as the moral character trait that the speaker must present. Another meaning that complements the first is related to a habit or custom, such as virtue and rational reflections based on values and the human experience of acting on […]
Relevance of Game Theory in the Context of Artificial Intelligence
A brief introduction to those unfamiliar with Game Theory should start from the assumption that it is not about games in the ordinary sense. Such theory suggests a mathematical approach to ensuring a response for more significant gain or lesser loss in situations involving two or more players. In essence, game theory studies the decision-making […]
Crime, Sacrifice and Redemption
Quality literature is a great ally in understanding human dilemmas, as it allows us to reflect on various themes from the perspectives of characters with diverse characteristics. The works “Les Misérables” and “Crime and Punishment” share the common theme of the protagonists, Jean Valjean and Raskolnikov, grappling with issues of crime and redemption. It would […]
Effects Of Transparency On Government Trust
Initially, when we consider an overview of the topic, the relationship between transparency and trust in government, through a literature review by Cucciniello, Porumbescu and Grimmelikhuijsen (2017), for example, found a predominance of the positive effect of transparency. Could it be that this positive scenario is the predominant one in international literature? However, other studies […]
The Observation Method in Qualitative Research
The observation of phenomena is the core of the entire scientific procedure. It is thefundamental criterion of knowledge, the first condition for the development of knowledge in thesocial sciences. But although observation has been around for a long time in the history ofscience, it was only the subject of more advanced methodologies centuries later.This technique […]
“It’s the machine’s fault”: how intelligent is AI when it comes to making decisions?“
AI appears to be a neutral instrument that can be used positively and negatively, in this case implying control and dehumanization. Although discussions about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) have intensified in recent years, back in the 1940s, mathematician Norbert Wiener published a book with numerous questions involving cybernetics. Wiener presented a new order […]
Essay towards an understanding of the essence of human love
This presentation explores ethics’ role in the search for love. Within this context, according to Lima (2017), love is intrinsically linked to the human will. For the author, the human will is influenced by action, and when this is directed towards the search for genuine wisdom, that love can be fully realized. Because, for Silva […]