I think the concept missing from your OP is balance. Equal means both sides are balanced. in Computing := means 'becomes equal to.' So a program varia...
It seems to me, that the main exchanges so far would suggest that the majority view here is that there is no objective example of a 'human philosopher...
I have copied and pasted comments below that I just entered on the thread 'What constitutes a philosopher' because I think it's relevant here too but ...
Artificial Intelligence is still very much in it's infancy. Most computer systems only produce INFORMATION as an output to a screen, a printer or thro...
Very interesting stuff, and I respect your candor. I have never tried any non-prescription drugs either, so I also can't talk from personal experience...
Just a follow-up question. Do you think the intensity/extremity of the emotional state experienced affects your above description? Psychedelic drugs f...
But is the difference you suggest enough to separate the two? 'How to be wise' as opposed to 'how to stop being unwise and by doing so, I assume, beco...
I watched a lecture on YouTube a while ago that was the beginning of a philosophy course and that particular lecturer (A young American guy) described...
Yep, all valid observations in my opinion. Thanks for your kind words. I am glad regarding "a bit uncertain of yourself,' Otherwise, the danger is 'ar...
I am so going to steal the term 'intellectual masturbation,' I don't seem to have encountered (I refuse to say 'come across it'..oh,...I just did) it ...
Thanks Garrett. Yeah, I agree with all you said in your response. You sound like one of the contributors who is able to clarify aspects of academic ph...
Ha Ha... thanks for the heads up! If what you say has any element of truth within it then perhaps, over time, I will be less concerned about being abl...
I don't know enough of the academic details put forward by a wide enough range of past and current individuals who claim or have been given the label ...
My field is Computing Science so I am familiar with the type of system you are describing. The electronic information systems used in Artificial intel...
Be careful, his big brother might decide you are a snotty little twerp and decide to slap you down a lot harder. All vendetta starts this way. Turn it...
Now go away and come back when you know a little more about metaphysics. I just wanted to say that in my opinion, you should disregard this advice.......
Wow, I see that your arrogance buttons are easy to activate. If all philosophies are based on fairytales then does that not make 'Pragmatic Epistemolo...
Have we not covered this already? Does knowledge not inform behavior? They are strongly linked! There are two separate and parallel streams of discuss...
This was your response when I offered a scenario where new knowledge may be gained due to an instinctive act. Perhaps something like: 'If the child is...
Observation and deduction are elements of pragmatism. I don't think any epistemology 'cares' where data or information comes from. So, would a phrase ...
Well perhaps not 'only' but you imply that your opinion is that its the 'best' way to travel. Well, if you are agreeing that instinctive actions and i...
I will respond to your points, as best I can, not with the intention of 'demolishing your conclusion,' but with the intention of attempting to scrutin...
Anyone read Caesar's Messian (The roman conspiracy to invent Jesus) by Joseph Atwill or Creating Christ (How Roman Emperors invented Christianity) by ...
. Knowledge informs and causes related human action. You are suggesting that using pragmatism as an epistemology ("pragmatic approach to knowledge") i...
So your logic goes something like: I do not believe in the existence of any god(s)............> I have no evidence that anything outside of me, exists...
It's the same old brinkmanship that's been used by gang-sized to nation-sized groups for centuries. It's those in power trying to find ways to ensure ...
I think I get what you are trying to type. I think you are trying to claim that Science uses current technology to produce experimental results which ...
You are being a bit cryptic or you are saying something very simple. If your hungry and you eat food then the reality becomes 'I'm not hungry any more...
Oh, I don't think I have ever suggested to you that individuals should not employ pragmatism in general terms, whenever they are able to. My issue was...
This is a bit of an aside to the OP but I have some commonality with you here, I think. In the sense that my natural territory would be science and po...
I was just trying to give a little more on my understanding of Peterson. He may well laugh at how far away I am from his actual psyche, I don't know. ...
I agree, the comment from HKpinsky is a concern and the reason for using it as an example should have been clearly explained. Nazi hatred was effectiv...
Because they are mostly instinctive, there is often not enough time to be pragmatic. I don't think 'fight or flight' has much reason. You often reason...
Is it not a pragmatic/sensible/logical act, to be aware of self and what your own values are? Does such not provide you with the personal judgments th...
Ok, but pragmatists accepting the existence of emotional extremes was not my issue. I was suggesting that a purely pragmatic approach to finding a sol...
I think all useful epistemology will employ pragmatism. I would not call myself a pragmatist as it gives too much priority to the term. Its an importa...
I only did two years of university maths and then my focus became computing science. There wasn't much pure maths in my course mostly applied maths. L...
The road to hell is paved in good intentions, goes the old refrain. The belief we can force society to resemble some utopian vision is the problem to ...
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