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It's more about providing for his family. It would be less odd if he was a good provider.

My understanding of objective morality is that it is the belief that some actions are bad/wrong/immoral in and of themselves. From a moral objectivist...

Thanks for this. I do remember a time when philosophy seemed really weird to me. I would like to find ways to popularize it.. that is my basic goal.

LOL. So true, the exact same thing happened to me recently.

@Cavacava Thank you for those thoughts... I think if I were to know someone who acted like Socrates today, I'd probably think of him as either a slack...

Rosalind Hursthouse is someone else I would consider.

How about Rebecca Goldstein?

Check out Daniel Everett.

I don't know enough about the subject or the options to have an opinion.

Now that I think about it... Davies did lay out the history of the computer. The first computers were completely mechanical... so no software. I think...

I suppose we could also be totally independent of their history. So, we're an experiment to see what would happen if the laws of physics were complete...

I think descendants is correct. In that case, we are imaginary ancestors.. Or computer generated versions of the creator's ancestors. Imagine we are a...

Why can't the world be a computer program? I can comprehend the idea that this universe is code running on a program on a physical computer- one creat...

That's about where I'm at. I'd like to change it, if possible.

Come to think of it, I do know what I'd suggest people read, if they want to know about philosophy. I'd still like to at least be able to mention the ...

But Camus is writing about a very specific philosophical idea.. namely, absurdism. I'm thinking about an overview of just what philosophy even is. I r...

Can you recommend some philosophers who have overcome this barrier?

I find that most people just find it off-putting, because they don't quite get it.

Didn't see the question coming? In reality, I am relaxed. I honestly wondered what it was that you deemed important for us to know.

What is it that you know about philosophy, that others on these forums don't?

@agustino I was referring to this:

I like to think it's mostly about critical thinking and thinking about the way we think...(but, yeah.... "rational speculation into the nature of the ...

But did he really not understand? Did you give him the chance to explain himself?

I do like port. And Mike's Hard Lemonade. And Mudslides... and Long Island Iced tea. I drank a bottle of Angry Orchard hard cider the other night.

if you were asked to explain philosophy to someone who didn't know much about it... where would you start?

I guess I could hang out in a bar where other people are drinking.. but I've found that drinkers are usually suspicious of non-drinkers.

I do like Camus. (but I'm a long way from explaining that one to my coffee group!)

LOL. I hate beer.

Huh? Philosophy in general has failed, but a form of philosophy known as Skepticism has won?

I don't know if I'd call it a favorite.. but I do find this Nietzsche quote to be intriguing.

But you're talking about the future, in the case of the examples you used. I thought the OP was about things already in existence. But, even then. The...

This suggests that you agree that there could be things that exist, which haven't yet been conceived of (but Could eventually be conceived of).

It's purely intuition. I suspect most people would agree. If someone doesn't agree, then they would have to make an argument in defense of the asserti...

I can think of this in one of 2 ways. 1. Yes. There does exist something (if it exists, it is possible) that hasn't been conceived of. 2. No. This imp...

The more I read about ancient philosophy and the history of Christianity, the more I tend to reject the "nice little trick" judgment. It seems to me t...

Yep... Self-help books (3, as far as I can tell) promoting Stoicism.

Holiday seemed proud of his decision to use Sasha Grey for marketing at American Apparel.. he is also promoting his Growth Hacker Marketing.

LOL. From the article in Sports Illustrated, referring to The Obstacle is the Way.

Hmmm. Well, as far as Stoicism is concerned, I get the idea that Stoics can flourish wherever they happen to find themselves. Stoics should also know ...

Perhaps I'll keep my mind open for a while... He does say in this interview that he wrote his book Trust Me I'm Lying, because he didn't like what was...

I heard him speak in person at Stoicon.. and he was very smooth and believable. I'll give him that. I just wonder if he is also trustworthy and authen...

He wrote a popular book called The Obstacle is the Way.

Sean Carroll makes a good case for MWI. It might even turn out to be the case that there are multiple universes. Time will tell. I won't say, "I belie...

Aristotle is interesting, and the fact that societies have laws is interesting, but does it have anything to do with the OP? Perhaps your answer is, "...

Perhaps I misunderstood the question. Does the OP want to know why societies have laws? And laws obviously don't force people not to break them. Peopl...

Isn't it rather the case that, "doing X hurts people... I don't want to hurt people, therefore I have valid reasons and/or an aversion, not to do X?" ...

I just wouldn't.

I see no reason to make this about what women can or can't handle. I know I wouldn't like a group of women describing me in that way. And I am aware i...

Jules Evans spoke at Stoicon (Stoicism as a Wellbeing Intervention in the Workplace, Prisons and Mental Health Charities). It was the first time I had...

Well said. I do find Stoicism intriguing, and I see much to admire. I find their writings to be encouraging and uplifting. Something that struck me la...