Samir Chopra
Professor of Philosophy, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
Samir Chopra is professor of philosophy at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. He is the author of several books, including A Legal Theory for Autonomous Artificial Agents (2011), co-authored with Laurence White. He writes online at samirchopra.com and at The Nation, The Los Angeles Review of Books and Jacobin, among others.
Written by Samir Chopra
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Politics and government
A constitution should help a country govern, not hobble it
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Human rights and justice
End intellectual property
Copyrights, patents and trademarks are all important, but the term ‘intellectual property’ is nonsensical and pernicious
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Mental health
The usefulness of dread
My anxiety has been lifelong but I would not wish it away. It has made me the philosopher – and person – that I am today
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