by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
Here’s a rather long quote from Plato. Pay particular attention to the part at the end I highlighted: Socrates: I might have a rational explanation that Orithyia was playing with Pharmacia, when a northern gust carried her over the neighboring rocks; and this being...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy
Consider a standard definition of philosophy: Philosophy: the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. Physicians certainly are investigators who seek both physical and mental truths. We are also students of two aspects of...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Philosophy, Photography
I am a photographer but I am not a philosopher. I am a student of photography. I have read several technical books about photography, I have taken classes in different types of photography, and I have studied some of the histories of photography. I even have a few...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Mind, Philosophy
I don’t like thinking about death. Both personally and professionally I’ve seen enough of it to know how horrid it can be, but as a responsible adult, I do periodically think about the practical ramifications of my own death when updating my will or discussing medical...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Philosophy, Python
I have one of two intellectual “hobbies” I would like to dive into more fully this year (both of which, oddly enough, involve languages). The first option is to dive deeper into Python programming. I did take a Python Stack course two years ago, reaching a point where...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | AI Ethics, Deontology, Philosophy
There are various ethical systems that can be used to evaluate artificial intelligence (AI) within healthcare, and for me, the one I find most useful is the Deontological Ethics as discussed by Kant, which I will super-simplify as this: A person should not be treated...
