Who are we?
Are we special?
How then shall we live?
What is our relationship to nature?
Are companion species in our future?
What is sustainable innovation?
Does AI change how we think of ourselves?
Are there ‘ethical machines’?
What are the social impacts of agentic AI?
Edited by Dustin Peone
The essays in this volume bring forth perspectives on the concept of philosophy, the history of philosophy, and the nature of humane education advanced by Donald Phillip Verene in his teaching and his writings. The essays are by former students.