I've got an issue with presuppositions with regard to free logic and the supposed circularity (question begging) in Descartes' argument and others lik...
What is Being? It's (as is obvious) a verb (being) cum noun (Being). Very much like Jogging, a verb (he is jogging) & a noun (he likes Jogging). :grin...
How does economic growth actually work? Earn more a given year than the year before, inflation-adjusted, seems to be the motto. Since economic growth ...
From the title of the thread: Whatever thinks exists. An excerpt from a book, to be precise a thought the fictional character Smith entertains: "This ...
Depression/melancholia is an extremely potent demotivator. On the other hand, manic episodes are characterized by intense mental and, some times, phys...
Reminds me of how many people have told me to exercise more self-control. Humanity, it seems, is running amok on planet earth. No sense of restraint, ...
To the economists out there, isn't there a natural ceiling/limit to growth? If the global economy hits that upper bound before the earth dies on us, e...
Where? I haven't made any generalizations unless you mean to imply that there are some among us who have a nonphysical self, something other than our ...
What's wrong? I am that which thinks, the brain is that which thinks. Thus, I am the brain! That means if I'm unable to, or if I'm unwilling to, accep...
It seems as though population is the root cause of our problems. 1. Economic growth \rightarrow (leads to) Population growth. 2. Population growth \ri...
So, I missed the point then? You do admit though that compared to other branches of philosophy, ontology requires extensive knowledge of grammar, righ...
The single most important line in your post. A brain fails to recognize itself even when all the evidence points to that simple truth: I/self = brain....
Why does this happen? What's distinct/unique about Being that requires us to be, well, expert linguists with in-depth knowledge of, curiously, not sem...
Just a thought, that's all. I can sympathize with the non-monist point of view in that it's basically a solution to contradictions that are baked into...
:up: A monotheistic point of view vs. a polytheistic point of view, an extremely fragile compromise it seems khaled. So instead of saying there's a Ah...
The Similarities Between Words & Logic Wittgenstein claimed that people use words correctly even when they don't know their definitions; the classic e...
To The Mods Do you all realize that bans in cyberspace are equivalent to capital punishment in the real world? Bye, bye avatar. RIP all banned ex-foru...
@"Banno" @"180 Proof" & others What caught my eye regarding the philosophy of Being Every time Being is analyzed, it takes a distinct form, a linguist...
Taking a scientific, materialistic, approach, monism seems untenable. First, scientists claimed that matter is made of atoms. That didn't do the trick...
It all depends on how you look at it. The most well-known philosophy that rejects the reality of a self is Buddhism but do keep an eye on how Buddhist...
The self-reflection, reflexive relation, the mind is capable of solves the hard problem of consciousness. A mind is capable of studying itself à la Ba...
I have a rather intriguing "solution" to the gun problem in USA. A long time back, I bought a Gillette razor, it came with the a blade attached and tw...
The funniest of the funniest are contradictions! :chin: Is Wittgenstein taking a swipe at philosophers who take their line of work (too) seriously. P....
And so, The Hard Problem of Logic. I've said this before and I'll say it again if it matters at all. Emotions, save, like always, in some cases, are u...
No! It was meant in earnest. The issues that you raise bespeak a sincerity and dedication to a certain brand of philosophy and although I might disagr...
What a question! What a question! @"schopenhauer1", I'm in awe at the breadth and depth your concerns. I have no problem imagining people raising issu...
I'm always gonna be what people, derisively call, a wannabe. I think I'm a character simulator, I think such programs (I consider myself one in The Ma...
How right you are Jack Cummins! It all depends on how you define stuff, I mean words. If I play around with the meaning of "comprehension" and "sense"...
Chargaff seems to have regretted his major contributions to the science of genetics as is clear from the tone and content of his quotes; you can be fi...
The Rittenhouse case is a one-of-kind/unique/special case. One white boy guns down three white guys, one lives to tell the tale and it's about racism ...
Sometimes truth is not all that matters, plus most truths are, well, boooooring! Isn't that why the fantasy genre is doing so well in the video game m...
I mentioned this before but I'll do so again. Right - Truth Paradox. The desire to be right bespeaks a respect and admiration for truth. To be annoyed...
A point well made. However, I'm led to believe that there are other ways - scientifically valid ones - to verify that the Big Bang actually happened. ...
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