Publication Date
Spring 2026
Presentation Length
15 minutes
College
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Department
Philosophy, Department of
Student Level
Undergraduate
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Ronnie Littlejohn
Presentation Type
Talk/Oral
Summary
This paper sets out to examine whether a Large Language Model can serve as a genuine interlocutor in philosophical inquiry. With a grounding in the phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and in conversation with other works in philosophy on AI, language, and the mind, the author determines the extent to which an AI's contributions to conversation can be said to participate in understanding and meaning-making rather than merely simulate it, thereby making evident the extent to which it is useful in philosophical practice.
Recommended Citation
Pritchett, Austin M., "Sapientia ex Machina: Engaging AI as a Meaning-Making Tool for Philosophical Practice" (2026). SPARK Symposium Presentations. 711.
https://repository.belmont.edu/spark_presentations/711
Included in
Continental Philosophy Commons, Philosophy of Language Commons, Philosophy of Mind Commons
