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Well if it really means not having to rely on others I wish them the best of luck. Modern society hangs together by relying on others, or are your kid...
December 24, 2021 at 09:05
It makes sense in the context of ancient Greek life. The highest form of life for the Greeks was political life. One leaves the household and engages ...
December 24, 2021 at 07:51
Happy winter reasoning friend! :sparkle:
December 23, 2021 at 23:33
No of course not. Your thought experiement is predicated on the mosquito (or the virus) stinging once. The problem with a virus is, when it stings it ...
December 23, 2021 at 22:22
Indeed! We are sense making creatures. That is simply what we do, we try to make sense of things. that presupposes that there is something to make sen...
December 23, 2021 at 22:14
Love is the highest law, from it springs definition and logic, law and philosophy and all the myriad of ways we try to gain a foothold in life and. na...
December 22, 2021 at 00:24
Love unfortunately is not a question of definition. Love is not law. It displays itself differently with every new person one loves or has loved. So t...
December 21, 2021 at 18:40
I never go easy on the paprika. Come to think of it I do have to order som Hungarian paprika. I ordered a whole bunch of different Mexican chilis, but...
December 21, 2021 at 18:06
:rofl: :cool:
December 20, 2021 at 22:59
It was meant to provide a kick start to @"John McManis"! ;)
December 20, 2021 at 22:55
Really? That was what a prof. told me once... I think he tried to murder me or at least keep me fro contacting him ever again. Here is a link to every...
December 20, 2021 at 22:50
I liked The Penguin History of Philosopy by D.W. Hamlyn. The reviews though are not favourable. lol. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166553.The_Pe...
December 20, 2021 at 22:47
You like szekelygulyas @"ArguingWAristotleTiff"? nothing fancy, but sometimes this old central European favouite hits the spot. Comfort food at its be...
December 20, 2021 at 19:58
Ohhh yes, yes Tiff. But it is not just a line of questioning without rhyme or reason. "Ou sont les Neigedens d' entan?" If you know that, you would ce...
December 19, 2021 at 00:03
Well, to complicate the picture even further, the branches of governemnt are themselves not untitary. For instance the executove branch is usually com...
December 15, 2021 at 19:56
Deserving is not objectively determined, but politically determined. I tend to look at Michael Sandel's 'Justice' when analyzing deserts, because A. h...
December 15, 2021 at 14:09
Well my immediate reaction is that you are depressed and therefore you see their optimism in a negative light. The question you ask should in principl...
December 13, 2021 at 13:50
Hey Tiff, it looks beautiful, well made! I also think it wonderful that you have the passion to go through exams and the ordeal of having your work ju...
December 11, 2021 at 00:21
Thanks @"tim wood" :) Care to unpack these sentences because theymake no sense to me. Do you think that for absolute idealists things are not material...
December 11, 2021 at 00:07
@"god must be atheist" Well... I am not thinking the end of the world is nigh yet. And I am also sorry for switching my chosen song,, from the brillia...
December 10, 2021 at 15:29
True 180, but I needed the jogging.... has been ages since I dealt with this stuff. And I am a procrastinator at heart... Now back to grading someboy ...
December 10, 2021 at 11:34
In the year 2020.... 2021 is simply a continuation of the epoch that has started after 2020. We are in the throes of scientific, social and religious ...
December 10, 2021 at 11:20
How come you know the truth?
December 10, 2021 at 11:13
This sounds like a homeowrk question, but ok. I define does notions a bit different than 180 Proof does. I think the differentiation is made by Hegel ...
December 10, 2021 at 11:07
Ohh, I misinterpretete that in that case. My apologies :)
December 09, 2021 at 19:58
You did not read my post very carefully. A. your definition of magick is not wildly shared. Magick does not mean that the causal connection is hidden,...
December 09, 2021 at 12:42
I do not believe magick is real, but that does not make the question of regulation less interesting. Such hypotheical question can give rise to intere...
December 09, 2021 at 07:06
@"clemogo" This is a quote from German Philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte: “What sort of philosophy one chooses depends, therefore, on what sort of ma...
December 08, 2021 at 09:22
Very true... and a democracy will fall victim to a tiranny of the masses who elect whatever person or party appeals most their base emotions, pace Loe...
December 07, 2021 at 17:22
A world with only goodness is untinkable. the least good would by definition be evil. The concepts define themselves opposite to each other. Really? I...
December 07, 2021 at 12:13
Goebbels was the minister of propaganda, no? There is no paradox. Goebbels did not say everything he said was a lie, he just iterated what every good ...
December 06, 2021 at 19:35
That is correct and such concepts are hard to wrap your head around if you are not from that legal system. I find provocation a very elulusive concept...
December 05, 2021 at 22:53
No, it is not a more accurate scenario because it is a much more muddled situation. I am not passing judgment on the Rittenhouse case, but merely illu...
December 05, 2021 at 19:03
Not at all, you asked a theoretical question (is defending yourself from being killed always justified) and I am giving you a theoretical answer throu...
December 05, 2021 at 18:25
I would find that very hard to belief. Self defense generally requires defense against an imminent and unlawful attack. Me rescuing my wife is in fact...
December 05, 2021 at 16:25
Not al all, nor is that an implication of my position That is true. There is useful information though in this thread, also addressing your questions....
December 05, 2021 at 16:17
Well now Harry, think, think.... what could those circumstances be.... Ohh I know. Say you are in the process of brutally raping my wife, choking her ...
December 05, 2021 at 15:38
And the answer to that question as offered up so often in this thread is sometimes you have and sometimes you do not.
December 05, 2021 at 15:12
My apologies for derailing the thread. I should not debate this kind of stuff in the Rittenhouse thread so, by all means go back on topic if you like....
December 03, 2021 at 21:48
Well, that is the case you are working with others. everyone pays taxes so everyone chips in to a pool of resources which are then use to facilitate t...
December 03, 2021 at 21:46
Well, what woudl be an indicator of ignorance? Hard to pick, but say, literacy rates. And lo and behold, you are right there literacy levels or so muc...
December 03, 2021 at 17:11
Of course a monopoly on violence is a good thing. The ability to equalize force... as if that's gonna happen. A bunch of trained professionals will al...
December 03, 2021 at 09:34
Ha, just noticed that my explanation of Hegel on the old has gained a second life on the internet. I do feel honored somewhat. I do not know what Phil...
December 02, 2021 at 21:28
Our idea is that everybody requires strict parental supervision when handling such weaponry, or at least has some kind of permit, attesting to their m...
December 02, 2021 at 21:24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evu3I0ZoERc Goths unite...
December 01, 2021 at 12:14
Well, in the scenario I outline (of which I do not know whether it was the prosecutors take) all hangs on whether the defendant had a right to be ther...
December 01, 2021 at 09:24
It totally depends on the facts of the case of course and the situation is hard to compare because bringing an assault weapon on the scene would be pr...
December 01, 2021 at 08:41
Certainly! All the more reason not to allow also the presence of counter protesters. Those are two different matters. One is about he failure of the a...
November 30, 2021 at 23:03
I have doubted about posting thss. I am in doubt, because I do not wish to offend anybody and it is annoying if other people make fun of one's country...
November 30, 2021 at 22:24
No, you do not. In fact that is a very unwise course of action in such a siuation. In the Netherlands a mayor would immediately issue an emergency ord...
November 30, 2021 at 22:04