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Alkis Piskas

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In: An answer to The Problem of Evil  — view comment
Me neither. Only that I don't (need to) put on my head a hat with a label "agnostic". :grin: This is certain. It is so obvious. And it tells a lot. In...
August 17, 2021 at 08:50
In: What is Information?  — view comment
It depends on how you interpret the term "existence". In fact, it is mostly used for physical things. And this because science is totally materialisti...
August 17, 2021 at 08:37
In: Ethics & Intelligence  — view comment
"Arificial Intelligence" is a figurative name (like, e.g. "Mechanical translation", "Reverse Engineering", etc.) and in no way refers or is related to...
August 16, 2021 at 17:32
In: Joe Biden (+General Biden/Harris Administration)  — view comment
What does all this have to do with philosopy?
August 16, 2021 at 17:16
In: God Does Not Play Dice!  — view comment
All this is very nice and I found a lot of good arguments. However, the subject of order vs. randomity in the universe seems quite debatable, as well ...
August 16, 2021 at 17:00
In: What is Information?  — view comment
Do you mean that there's no non-physical information? What about abstract elements, like numbers, concepts, etc. They cannot be used as information?
August 16, 2021 at 15:34
In: An answer to The Problem of Evil  — view comment
What about the opposite? What if you add the eternity of evil in the afterlife to any finit good? (BTW, I don't know of any kind of evidence for an et...
August 16, 2021 at 15:04
In: Coronavirus  — view comment
Topic: Coronavirus What does philosophy have to do with this? Isn't it a medical issue???
August 16, 2021 at 14:57
In: Does reality require an observer?  — view comment
It's very good that you brought up the element of "chemical reactions". However, I don''t see that you mention the brain at all, which functions basic...
August 15, 2021 at 16:13
In: Characterizing The Nature of Ultimate Reality  — view comment
No, it doesn't make me feel better. Because this was not my intention. Neither was my intention to force you to acknowledge it, as it seems you did. Y...
August 15, 2021 at 15:19
In: Does reality require an observer?  — view comment
Our bodies belong to (physical) reality. Our brain cannot observe. It can only handle signals --receive them, process them and transmit them. The "obs...
August 14, 2021 at 16:44
In: The Structure of The Corporation  — view comment
OK
August 14, 2021 at 15:20
In: Characterizing The Nature of Ultimate Reality  — view comment
Thanks (for the applause)! :smile: More "officially" (from Merriam-Webster), Pleonasm: "The use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sens...
August 14, 2021 at 11:19
In: The Structure of The Corporation  — view comment
Thanks. But isn't "corporation" a business term (large company)? Wouldn't the term "organization" fit better? Anyway, whatever you call it, I don't th...
August 14, 2021 at 08:47
In: Characterizing The Nature of Ultimate Reality  — view comment
I don't think they were using the term "Ultimate Reality" itself but they talked about what does that represent. In fact, I found a single definition ...
August 14, 2021 at 08:30
In: Anti-vaccination: Is it right?  — view comment
Nice. Thanks.
August 13, 2021 at 17:45
In: Characterizing The Nature of Ultimate Reality  — view comment
Topic: Characterizing The Nature of Ultimate Reality First of all, "Characterizing The Nature of Ultimate Reality" is a pleonasm, since the word "natu...
August 13, 2021 at 16:49
In: The Structure of The Corporation  — view comment
Can you please help me see how this is a philosophical topic? If so, to which category in TPF does it belong?
August 13, 2021 at 15:24
In: Anti-vaccination: Is it right?  — view comment
Can you please help me see how this is a philosophical topic? If so, to which category in TPF does it belong?
August 13, 2021 at 15:21
In: Does anyone have any absolute, objective understanding of reality?  — view comment
You bring up just a statment as a "correction", without being able to argue why what I am saying is wrong or what you are saying is correct. Your link...
August 13, 2021 at 10:25
In: Does anyone have any absolute, objective understanding of reality?  — view comment
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/578896
August 12, 2021 at 11:23
In: Does anyone have any absolute, objective understanding of reality?  — view comment
Saying that someone knows something absolutely and/or objectively has no meaning, since if someone knows something he just knows it. Even if he thinks...
August 12, 2021 at 11:22
In: Does anyone have any absolute, objective understanding of reality?  — view comment
Reply to answer of your topic: Does anyone have any absolute, objective understanding of reality? I can bring up a lot of reasons why and prove that t...
August 11, 2021 at 16:49
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Fair enough! Certainly there are!
August 09, 2021 at 15:57
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Sorry about that! :smile: No problem. We don't necessarily need names ... Indeed there are. Right. I have no idea about the mechanics of learning thes...
August 09, 2021 at 15:52
In: The "Most people" Defense  — view comment
Yes, this is true and acceptable.
August 09, 2021 at 15:31
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Thank you for your response. This gives a good perspective on how Wittgenstein used the term "language". It remains to know what he exactly meant by "...
August 09, 2021 at 11:37
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Cute quotes! :smile: As I understand them, they both mean that if I cannot describe something in words, it means that I don't actually know it, right?...
August 09, 2021 at 11:24
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
OK
August 09, 2021 at 07:41
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Thanks. (I'm not sure though about "always". I hope it is not ironic!)
August 08, 2021 at 15:41
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
This exchange leads nowhere. Let's drop it, OK?
August 08, 2021 at 15:37
In: The "Most people" Defense  — view comment
All that is fine. Here's another idea: If we replace "most people" with "the other person", the proposition becomes "What the other person (or group) ...
August 08, 2021 at 15:35
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
This exchange leads nowhere ... So, let's drop it, OK?
August 08, 2021 at 15:08
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
I see. Maybe then you have to look up the word confusion. Well, I'll make it easier: "Uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required", "a ...
August 07, 2021 at 15:27
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
For once! :grin:
August 07, 2021 at 15:02
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
No, I was certainly not confused about Wittgenstein's quote. If I was confused about something, this was with your overall response. Which is evident,...
August 07, 2021 at 12:49
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Thank you for your response. You didn't have to assume that I have not read Wittgenstein's work, Tractatus, because it is very evident from my stateme...
August 07, 2021 at 12:34
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Great. Thanks.
August 07, 2021 at 12:16
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
I have already praised your response to the topic, @Antony Nickles! Not olny personally, in my reply to your response, but also in public! (I prompted...
August 07, 2021 at 12:15
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
That's OK, @Cheshire.
August 07, 2021 at 12:08
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
... So can a silent magician! :smile: ... So could Charlie Chaplin in the era of silent movies! :smile:
August 07, 2021 at 12:03
In: The "Most people" Defense  — view comment
Thank you very much for your reply to my comment, @schopenhauer1. I am not familiarized with the subjects of "natalism" and "antinatalism". But what y...
August 07, 2021 at 11:54
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
I asked for personal opinions and views, not suggestions what book should I read, @Banno. More specifically, at the end of the description of the topi...
August 07, 2021 at 11:35
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Thank you all for your responses! I am happy that this topic helped to clarify the meaning of this statement-quote by Wittgenstein. More specifically,...
August 06, 2021 at 16:54
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
When I said not real I meant Tao Te Ching. But then, aren't both statements 1) "the unnamed world is identified as 'non-being'" and 2) "the world does...
August 06, 2021 at 16:31
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Right. I agree.
August 06, 2021 at 16:18
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
I see. OK, thanks!
August 06, 2021 at 16:15
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Yes, indeed.
August 06, 2021 at 16:14
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
Thank you for your response. This may be true. It is what @Antony Nickles called "facts".
August 06, 2021 at 16:12
In: Examining Wittgenstein's statement, "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world"  — view comment
I don't think I mentioned anything about imagining things ... Such things would not be part of my world. Part of my wolrd are only things that I can e...
August 06, 2021 at 16:01
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