Well, I gave my talk at U So Fl today and it went nicely. Quite a wonderful group of students. And it was good to see some old friends among the faculty, including one guy who I hadn't seen for many, many years, who is retired, but visits here to teach each winter. He does military ethics, and is currently working on the issue of what are called 'automatic drones'. The unmanned drones we have today (which have been making all kinds of strikes and killing off all kinds of terrorists, as well as some innocent bystanders . . ) have no pilot on board, but are directed by someone on the ground. These automatic machines will be self-directed in just the sense that THEY (not some human being looking on) will actually decide when to send off a bomb. This is striking some moral philosophers as peculiarly problematic, and there is now a movement afoot to stop the development and deployment of these weapons.
At any rate, it's fun to be back doing some philosophy in the middle of this trip, and I've enjoyed my visit here.
Turns out my motel is just across the street from the back entrance to Busch Gardens. Here is the roller coaster I can see from my doorway. The screams are a little nerve wracking . . .
And here is some more Spanish moss, and what I believe might be mango that was at the edge of the parking lot and sits for the time being on the trunk of my scooter.
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