Interactive philosophy games and ethical dilemmas

๐Ÿšƒ What's Your Ethical Philosophy?

Face 10 moral dilemmas in the classic trolley problem format and discover which ethical framework guides your decisions. Are you a Utilitarian, a Kantian, a Virtue Ethicist, or something else entirely?

Time: 5-8 minutes | Questions: 10 scenarios

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Explore our in-depth series on the Trolley Problem in modern technology:

โ†’ The Trolley Problem: A Tech Primer โ†’ Self-Driving Cars & Ethics โ†’ Medical AI & Resource Allocation โ†’ AI Hiring & Bias โ†’ Content Moderation Ethics โ†’ Predictive Policing โ†’ The Trolley Problem: A Synthesis

โš–๏ธ The Identity Tribunal

Act as a judge presiding over 10 tech identity disputes inspired by the Ship of Theseus paradox. Rule whether software rewrites, open source forks, blockchain splits, and legacy systems are still "the same thing" after changes. Discover your philosophical framework โ€” are you a Materialist, Functionalist, Narrativist, or Continuity Theorist?

Time: 5-8 minutes | Cases: 10 identity disputes

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Explore our Ship of Theseus Tech Series:

โ†’ Part 1: If You Replace Every Plank, Is It the Same Ship? โ†’ Part 2: The Big Rewrite โ†’ Part 3: Microservices and the Distributed Ship โ†’ Part 4: Forks, Relicensing, and Who Owns the Ship โ†’ Part 5: Legacy Systems โ†’ Part 6: Your Digital Self โ†’ Part 7: Identity in the Age of Continuous Deployment

๐ŸŽฒ Pascal's Wager Calculator

Explore Pascal's famous argument through interactive scenarios. Calculate expected values for decisions under uncertaintyโ€”from religious belief to climate action, data backup, AGI safety, and medical screening. Learn how probability and payoffs guide rational decision-making when facing potentially catastrophic outcomes.

Time: 5-10 minutes | Scenarios: 5 interactive calculations

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Explore our series on Pascal's Wager in modern contexts:

โ†’ Part 1: Pascal's Wager Tech Primer โ†’ Part 2: AI Risk & Existential Threats โ†’ Part 3: Climate Technology โ†’ Part 4: Cybersecurity & Data Protection โ†’ Part 5: Pandemic Preparedness โ†’ Part 6: Asteroid Defense โ†’ Part 7: The Meta-Wager (Synthesis)

๐Ÿง  The Skepticism Scale Quiz

How much can you really know? Discover your level of philosophical skepticism through 10 thought-provoking questions. Are you a Naive Realist who trusts your senses completely, a Pragmatic Skeptic who questions but still functions, or a Radical Skeptic who doubts everythingโ€”even your own existence?

Time: 5-7 minutes | Questions: 10 scenarios

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Explore our Brain in a Vat series on skepticism and the nature of reality:

โ†’ Part 1: How Do You Know This Is Real? โ†’ Part 2: Deepfakes and Synthetic Media โ†’ Part 3: Virtual Reality and the Metaverse โ†’ Part 4: The Simulation Hypothesis โ†’ Part 5: Social Media Filter Bubbles โ†’ Part 6: Digital Twins and Data Shadows โ†’ Part 7: Living with Uncertainty

๐Ÿค The Prisoner's Dilemma

Play the classic game theory scenario over 10 rounds. Choose to cooperate or defect against an AI opponent using famous strategies like Tit-for-Tat. Learn about trust, reciprocity, and strategic thinking through interactive gameplay.

Time: 4-5 minutes | Rounds: 10 strategic decisions

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Explore our series on the Prisoner's Dilemma:

โ†’ Part 1: The Prisoner's Dilemma Tech Primer โ†’ Part 2: Privacy & The Prisoner's Dilemma โ†’ Part 3: Attention Economy & Cooperation โ†’ Part 4: Open Source Sustainability โ†’ Part 5: Gig Economy Dynamics โ†’ Part 6: Misinformation & Trust โ†’ Part 7: Tech Solutions

๐ŸŽฏ Where Do You Draw The Line?

Explore the Sorites Paradox through 10 modern tech scenarios. When does data collection become surveillance? When does influence become manipulation? Discover your boundary-setting personalityโ€”are you a Bright-Line Believer, Context Crusader, or Inconsistent Idealist?

Time: 5-7 minutes | Questions: 10 slider-based scenarios

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Explore our Sorites Paradox Tech Series:

โ†’ Part 1: The Heap Problem โ†’ Part 2: When Does Privacy Become Surveillance? โ†’ Part 3: When Does Influence Become Manipulation? โ†’ Part 4: When Does AI Become Intelligent? โ†’ Part 5: When Does Automation Become Job Displacement? โ†’ Part 6: When Does Code Become Unmaintainable? โ†’ Part 7: Living with Vagueness

๐Ÿ“Š Goodhart's Cave

A Goodhart's Law simulator. Manage 5 organizations by choosing which metrics to optimize each quarter. Watch your dashboard improve while discovering what's really happening behind the numbers. Can you beat Goodhart's Law? (Spoiler: you can't.)

Time: 5-8 minutes | Scenarios: 5 organizations, 3 rounds each

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Explore our Plato's Cave in Tech Series:

โ†’ Part 1: Plato's Cave: The Allegory That Predicted the Digital Age โ†’ Part 2: Metrics as Shadows: When the Dashboard Replaces Reality โ†’ Part 3: The Abstraction Trap โ†’ Part 4: Social Media as the Cave โ†’ Part 5: AI-Generated Knowledge โ†’ Part 6: Maps, Models, and Digital Twins โ†’ Part 7: Leaving the Cave