Bradley Murray
I’m a philosopher and a psychoanalyst who has long been a student of the human condition. I started this site because I saw that too many people get stuck thinking that philosophical reflection is just for the “experts” at the universities. Read my blog, Philosophy of Life in a Changing World. Instagram and X.
Philosophical writing
Bradley Murray’s philosophical writing emphasizes the contrast between humans and AI agents and advocates for a human future in which philosophy of life plays a central role.
Central to his view is the idea that humans are existentially-rooted subjects, or beings that are not to be valued instrumentally and who are subject to existential emotions like existential guilt. AI agents, by contrast, are existential imitators – they are of instrumental value and are not subject to existential emotions.
Murray also explores the nature of philosophy at a time of technological transition. He advocates shifting focus away from forms of philosophy that have dominated in academia and towards a philosophy of life that engages directly with our existentially-rooted subjectivity and that is grounded in philosophical irony.
He invites us to reconsider the nature of being human in light of the incorporation of AI agents into our world. Through this lens, we have the opportunity to examine the way we approach the meaning and purpose of human life.