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Yes, the sun is killing us, right now. UV rays can cause skin cancers, some deadly. The majority of UV radiation from the sun, which reaches the earth...
November 18, 2018 at 23:16
I think you've left out the crucial part of the argument, what he spends the majority of the pages talking about, and that is how we could distinguish...
November 18, 2018 at 18:04
I'll offer this: Wittgenstein starts from the assumption that language is learned from ostensive definition. He proceeds to describe problems with thi...
November 18, 2018 at 13:59
I don't agree with Feser's argument on that point. Notice he refers to multiple universes, which implies that this universe, as a thing, does have a b...
November 18, 2018 at 12:46
Some of those examples of cognitive distortions describe me, when I get a lack of sleep. When the insomnia kicks in and I go day after day with less a...
November 18, 2018 at 05:02
If the universe is a "thing" then we conclude that it has a beginning in time, (requiring the potential for that thing to precede the actual thing) li...
November 18, 2018 at 04:47
But this explanation does not describe "change", as the word is commonly used. "Change" refers to the difference between two states. If your two state...
November 18, 2018 at 04:30
To reject the principles of logic is to be illogical. If your framework rejects logic as a failure, then naturally your framework is illogical.
November 18, 2018 at 04:05
OK, that makes sense, your intent is to replace the existing logical framework with a new one. That explains why everything you say appears to be so i...
November 17, 2018 at 21:53
You said, taking a law of logic (the law of identity) as an authoritative statement is a fallacy according to the laws of logic. So I assume that taki...
November 17, 2018 at 21:49
So you shoot for a balance between clarity and simplicity, as much (or little) of each as is deemed necessary?
November 17, 2018 at 21:44
So following the laws of logic is a fallacy according to the laws of logic, and logic is illogical?
November 17, 2018 at 21:42
If you think that the law of identity, is a logical fallacy then it's quite clear that you are being illogical.
November 17, 2018 at 20:55
Aren't these two, simplicity and clarity, mutually exclusive? To state something in a simple way is always to allow for ambiguity, and to state someth...
November 17, 2018 at 20:18
If, and when, "P=P" is used to signify the law of identity, it signifies that P is the same as itself, because that's what the law of identity states....
November 17, 2018 at 20:08
If a length is a relationship, this does not imply that all relationships are lengths. Give it up eodnhoj7, it's a lost cause.
November 17, 2018 at 19:52
Gee eodnnoj7, can't you read? The law of identity doesn't say that a thing is equal to itself, it says that a thing is the same as itself. So it's not...
November 17, 2018 at 19:48
It is supposed to be a reading group, and context is important in reading. So I think it is important to start from the beginning and understand how W...
November 17, 2018 at 12:48
We're all blind, and Wittgenstein ensures that we proceed in this way, providing us with nothing in particular which we might see. So I'll follow, but...
November 16, 2018 at 20:56
Still looking for a guide? A few words of advice, don't ask of the blind for a volunteer to lead the blind.
November 16, 2018 at 20:46
The law of identity states that a thing is the same as itself. It gives each thing its own identity, so P, as a particular thing, is the same as P, it...
November 16, 2018 at 20:34
"Equal" does not mean "is". "Equal" means equivalent to, while "is" means the very same as. I very much agree that one line of any length is "equal" t...
November 16, 2018 at 13:42
The problem I see here though, is that laws are essentially applied within a society, they do not very well adapt to being inter-societal. In this way...
November 16, 2018 at 13:13
The "abstract" measure of a society might be found in one's laws. Like all abstract things, the real existence of laws and the exact formulations in h...
November 16, 2018 at 12:03
You have made no such argument, only repeating your assertions that the form in the mind is in some way the same as the form in the object. I have pro...
November 15, 2018 at 23:00
Well, the point is that "form" in the sense of what is in the knowing subject is "form' in the sense of essence, and "form" in the sense of what is in...
November 15, 2018 at 19:35
One line cannot be a multitude of lines by way of contradiction. I explained this to you. If it is many lines it is not one line. if it is one line it...
November 15, 2018 at 18:46
When working on the roof, one uses safety straps to prevent oneself from falling off the roof. No one considers the possibility that the ground might ...
November 15, 2018 at 13:06
Infinite lines being one line is contradictory, plain and simple. That a line is potentially divisible an infinite number of times, does not mean that...
November 15, 2018 at 12:15
The point is that you live acting in such a way as to prevent yourself from breaking your arm on the ice, and to prevent yourself from falling off the...
November 15, 2018 at 01:13
Here's Euclid's definitions from: http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/Books/Euclid/Elements.pdf 1. A point is that of which there is no part. ??. ?????? ?? ?...
November 15, 2018 at 01:05
Your cited reference clearly states a line "contains", and a line "has" an infinite number of points. It does not say a line "is" an infinite number o...
November 14, 2018 at 23:04
In Aristotle though, quiddity is a sense of "form". Aristotle doesn't make the clear distinction between form and essence which you refer to in Aquina...
November 14, 2018 at 22:45
A line is not composed of infinite points. There are infinite points on a line. Your premise is a misrepresentation, not a mathematical axiom. I don't...
November 14, 2018 at 18:50
Look at your examples, they are all things which "might" happen. So we look at the world with a view to how we can prevent, or cause, identified futur...
November 14, 2018 at 12:55
The cited proof demonstrates that there are infinitely many points on a line. It does not prove that a line is composed of points. My argument is that...
November 14, 2018 at 01:29
That's what Plato's good for, pointing out flawed systems. It's a very useful talent, to be able to distinguish flawed systems. So Plato is a very wor...
November 13, 2018 at 14:23
In non Euclidean geometry, the parallel postulate is negated. This alters the understanding of a "plane" which is a two dimensional construct, from th...
November 13, 2018 at 12:43
Yes there is a strict definition of "line". It is a straight, one dimensional, geometrical figure. If mathematics did not have strict definitions whic...
November 13, 2018 at 01:57
In Aristotle's philosophy "form" refers to "what a thing is". There are two distinct senses of "form". One is the essence of a thing, how we know a th...
November 13, 2018 at 01:29
The problem here is that under a strict definition of "line", the line from point A to point B must be straight, one dimensional. If there are any ang...
November 12, 2018 at 12:43
Function is not the basis of teleology, because it generally refers to an activity, while teleology is based in final cause, the end to the activity, ...
November 12, 2018 at 12:40
Yes, I think that what is developed in Aristotle's analysis, is that in each of the two classical categories, mind and body, there are both active and...
November 12, 2018 at 02:32
Dualism appears to be the only resolution to many philosophical problems. This was demonstrated thousands of years ago by the ancient Greeks. At that ...
November 11, 2018 at 12:35
That's nonsense. We have distinguished the form as it is in the object, as different from the form in the mind. You do not argue against this. But the...
November 10, 2018 at 23:56
I don't believe that there is a standard axiom of mathematics which states that pi is a line, or a length. If there is, maybe you can produce it. That...
November 10, 2018 at 20:52
I should have seen that comin, like a freight train. Oh baby! Don't stop me now!
November 10, 2018 at 13:28
This is your premise. Now you must prove that it is true, justify it, or else you are just making an unsupported assumption which supports your conclu...
November 10, 2018 at 13:19
Maybe you ought to read some other stories by Plato first, to get a feel for the writing style. They're shorter, somewhat entertaining, and easier to ...
November 10, 2018 at 12:47
Each line is one line, as an identified thing, a line. But a line is not the number one. Nor is the number one a line, except as a numeral, you might ...
November 10, 2018 at 12:38