technology Type post Author Peter Biles Date June 19, 2023 CategoriesBioethicsNeuroscience & MindTechnology Tagged , Altos Labs, artificial intelligence, Boy Scouts, C.S. Lewis, ChatGPT, consciousness, disinformation, Jane Studdock, John Donne, Mark Studdock, Marshall McLuhan, memories, nuclear war, OpenAI, Out of the Silent Planet, Paul Kingsnorth, Perelandra, Peter Kreeft, science fiction, That Hideous Strength, transhumanism At the Altar of that Hideous Strength Peter Biles June 19, 2023 Bioethics, Neuroscience & Mind, Technology 7 C. S. Lewis's classic science fiction tale is about the temptation to reject being human. Read More ›
THS-8 Type post Author Cameron Wybrow Date August 20, 2020 CategoriesBioethics Tagged , Aristotle, books, Bracton College, C.S. Lewis, college, education, educators, Gaius, Homer, literature, Mark Studdock, Marketing, poets, progressive, Saint Augustine, Socrates, Tao, That Hideous Strength, theologians, Titius, Western civilization Concluding Thoughts on That Hideous Strength Cameron Wybrow August 20, 2020 Bioethics 6 What was possible for Mark Studdock — the realization that much of contemporary civilization is built on lies — is still possible for any thoughtful person. Read More ›
THS 4 Type post Author Cameron Wybrow Date August 19, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsEthicsSociology Tagged , beauty, Bracton College, C.H. Waddington, C.S. Lewis, England, Gaius, Greek, humanity, Jane Studdock, Latin, literature, Macrobes, Mark Studdock, N.I.C.E., scientism, Tao, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Conditioners, The Green Book, Titius, virtue The Education of Mark Studdock in That Hideous Strength Cameron Wybrow August 19, 2020 Bioethics, Ethics, Sociology 29 Mark is lured away from his teaching position at Bracton College to become part of the massive research effort known as the N.I.C.E. Read More ›
The-Abolition-of-Man-1 Type post Author Cameron Wybrow Date August 17, 2020 CategoriesBioethicsPhilosophy Tagged , C.S. Lewis, Christmas Eve, education, Mark Studdock, modernity, N.I.C.E., That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Green Book The Education of Mark Studdock: A Sociologist Learns the Lessons of The Abolition of Man Cameron Wybrow August 17, 2020 Bioethics, Philosophy 4 C.S. Lewis wrote: “This is a ‘tall story’ about devilry, though it has behind it a serious ‘point.’" Read More ›
