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Ultimately, the most forceful argument for central planning of the economy is moral. There really aren't any good practical arguments, are there?

Actualism is going to be determinism.

That just means you're a determinist.

Ok.

My own answer would be that we assume there is an aboutness to language. Being is about what's real, what's authentic, what's here vs what's absent, e...

We use it to specify a state of the world, like "He is guilty." Do you think this aspect of human life, this specification of states, is covered by th...

Do you mean we'd lose touch with the history of the idea?

No. The concept of being was treated in ancient times as something primordial. That continued into medieval times when Existence is what God is. What ...

It's true though. In a capitalist world, you don't have to wait for the government to give you equality. You can take it by getting rich But then, wer...

Yeah, but I think I probably have more assets than you do, so per capitalist rules I'm a better class of person.

You can do a heavyweight, substantive reply with one line, or offer tons of fluff. I just meant that time and timelessness are concepts that are bound...

No offense, but you seem kind of like a computer that's been programmed to have philosophical discussions, but the code needs some tweaking.

There was a time when you seemed to understand that A and not-A are two sides of the same coin. You forgot?

Time as change is Carlo Rovelli, actually. I don't know where this is coming from. Think of Einstein's thought experiments. Motion is relative to a st...

Timelessness has the idea of change wrapped up in it. The concept of change is dependent on eternity. Surely H understood that well enough not to try ...

Hayek said he favored authoritarian liberalism in some circumstances, but he thought democracy should always be tempered because it's too easy to subv...

Collectivism definitely has a dark side, but at base, it's a natural feature of the human potential. No, there's authoritarian liberalism. A collectiv...

Yep. They just want handouts.

Collectivism is not about government handouts. It's where the health of the community is valued above that of individuals. So like, if you're aware th...

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Why are philosophers experts on clarifying concepts?

Or oxblood. Never seen a real ox, much less its blood.

oh yeah. and ecru

Dark grey, cream, and nautical blue.

In response to crisis, yes. Humans collectivize in the face of danger to the community. Probably evolved that way.

But to link us back to the title of this thread: "Emergencies' have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been er...

I was kind of hoping you would say that because it allows me to demonstrate one of the major liberal problematics (or one facet of the problematic). I...

The better students don't need tutoring, so they won't receive it. I think it's fair that only you receive it because you're the one who needs it. Do ...

Suppose when you were in school you had trouble learning to read. Would it be unfair to the better students if you received tutoring?

For example, rich people can afford better lawyers. That means they have better access to justice. The same principles applies to diet, healthcare, ed...

Nice prose. So a good government treats everyone equally instead of trying to make everyone equal. I have a problem with that.

Buy a Jewish cookbook. They specialize in chicken soup.

It's all either love or violence with you?

Per Hayek, a collective has structures which end up being taken over by any subgroup that has the ambition and means, so collectives inevitably become...

I meant in real life.

Well that's just great.

:nerd: I trying out being all: you gotta bow down to the God of Science you heathen! The best theories around now really do amount to indirect realism...

I see what you're saying.

So again, you're second guessing the scientific community, which you have a right to do. Just note that you aren't on strong ground when you do that.

Probably. So?

Science is our brick wall. Arguing with the scientific community is what religious fanatics do, so let's all comport ourselves appropriately and stop ...

This would be true if we interpret power as violent oppression. In a collective, people surrender their own identities and powers to the whole. What i...

There are several conflicts within neoliberal theory that all revolve around the power of the state. The first us about intervention to ease suffering...

Neuroscientists throw the blanket. Oddly, if you start by assuming direct realism, you'll have to conclude indirect realism. It's the darnedest thing.

I don't think there are enough bullies to cover all of that.

I'll never get vaccinated for smart-assery. They can't make me.

All these sorts of words have overlapping meanings: exists, real, authentic, present, etc. You just have to look to context.

Well that's weird.

China and Russia aren't superpowers right now. They're just regional powers. China has ambitions and the means to become a superpower, but it's not qu...

This is amnesia. The Communist party did its utmost to break from Russia's thousand year history, but what emerged, especially under Brezhnev, was the...