General Philosophy

Are you a Constructivist? Are you a Foundationalist?

by Mary Ellen January 08, 2017 at 23:43 3 comments

Resolved

by Dan January 08, 2017 at 23:41 0 comments

Classical, non-hidden variable solution to the QM measurement problem

by Marchesk January 08, 2017 at 21:37 110 comments

"Comfortable Pessimism"

by _db January 08, 2017 at 21:37 105 comments

Did the movie SIXTH SENSE destroy the myth that perception is absolute reality?

by Lower Case NUMBERS January 06, 2017 at 17:04 12 comments

Can we be mistaken about our own experiences?

by _db January 06, 2017 at 07:19 254 comments

Cyber stuff and American exceptionalism

by Mongrel January 05, 2017 at 14:54 2 comments

"Meta-philosophical eliminativism"

by _db January 04, 2017 at 23:34 89 comments

On Quine's first of his "Two Dogmas"

by numberjohnny5 January 04, 2017 at 10:32 3 comments

"Socrates was a nihilist, and Buddha."

by R-13 January 04, 2017 at 07:33 1 comments

Difference(s) between ontological commitment, a priori claims, and empirical claims

by numberjohnny5 January 03, 2017 at 21:48 8 comments

Is climate change overblown? What about the positives?

by Shawn January 02, 2017 at 20:54 109 comments

Epicurus, or Philosophy Incarnate

by R-13 January 02, 2017 at 04:13 60 comments

What is love?

by DP Brah January 02, 2017 at 04:07 15 comments

What direction is the world heading in?

by Emptyheady January 02, 2017 at 01:54 80 comments

Your Greatest Opposite Philosopher (only theists/atheists)

by Agustino January 01, 2017 at 23:23 174 comments

Happy New Year's to you all.

by Shawn December 31, 2016 at 22:24 19 comments

Are the Notions of God and Personal Immortality Emotional Security Blankets?

by ThePhilosopherFromDixie December 31, 2016 at 08:26 4 comments

Need help developing an idea into reality.

by Shawn December 31, 2016 at 05:38 8 comments

The saga of brothers Alex and Bob

by brotherpoll December 30, 2016 at 04:08 6 comments

Socrates and His Family

by anonymous66 December 29, 2016 at 17:28 4 comments

Refuting solipsism

by hunterkf5732 December 29, 2016 at 11:56 22 comments

What is the purpose of Art?

by Agustino December 29, 2016 at 00:01 83 comments

Paul Davies Anyone?

by anonymous66 December 28, 2016 at 14:39 11 comments

Do you talk about Philosophy w/ people who don't know much about it?

by anonymous66 December 27, 2016 at 18:56 64 comments

Talent vs Passion and Work

by littfamily1 December 27, 2016 at 05:44 18 comments

A question for Benkei

by Hanover December 26, 2016 at 14:09 2 comments

Most of us provide no major contributions...

by schopenhauer1 December 25, 2016 at 20:53 28 comments

Is everything futile?

by intrapersona December 24, 2016 at 12:10 75 comments

Sentient persistence is irrational

by _db December 24, 2016 at 06:21 9 comments

Inequity

by Robert Lockhart December 23, 2016 at 22:05 13 comments

The nature of the Self, and the boundaries of the individual.

by 0 thru 9 December 23, 2016 at 11:39 54 comments

Using a quantum random number generator to make decisions for me

by Nicky665 December 22, 2016 at 10:30 17 comments

What makes a counterfactual meaningful?

by _db December 21, 2016 at 18:40 3 comments

Philosophy of Martial Arts

by jackharrel December 21, 2016 at 11:52 5 comments

Why are universals regarded as real things?

by intrapersona December 21, 2016 at 02:33 490 comments

Hypocrisy

by Erik December 20, 2016 at 11:27 12 comments

Logic and Analogy

by ThePhilosopherFromDixie December 19, 2016 at 04:34 24 comments

The Unintelligible is not Necessarily Unintelligent

by Agustino December 17, 2016 at 13:26 40 comments

Is hard determinism an unavoidable theological conclusion?

by lambda December 16, 2016 at 22:10 22 comments

Russia and the West

by Mongrel December 16, 2016 at 15:55 10 comments

A challenge and query re rigid designators

by numberjohnny5 December 15, 2016 at 15:30 280 comments

Inescapable universals

by _db December 14, 2016 at 21:57 134 comments

Platonism lead to Skepticism?

by anonymous66 December 14, 2016 at 21:03 2 comments

What do you make of Ryan Holiday?

by anonymous66 December 14, 2016 at 14:01 19 comments

Entailment

by Mongrel December 14, 2016 at 03:10 55 comments

Exam question

by Robert Lockhart December 12, 2016 at 17:19 31 comments

Meaning of life

by Emptyheady December 11, 2016 at 23:46 52 comments

Philosophical dictionaries

by Thorongil December 11, 2016 at 22:00 8 comments

Socrates, His Life, Death and the Implications for Democracy

by ThePhilosopherFromDixie December 11, 2016 at 02:23 1 comments