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['Member']Joined: November 13, 2018 at 10:01Last active: September 25, 2023 at 15:5914 discussions30 comments

Discussions (14)

Dialectics

July 01, 2022 at 08:37 14 comments General Philosophy

Folk religion

December 07, 2018 at 22:21 0 comments Philosophy of Religion

Dancing

December 02, 2018 at 13:11 6 comments General Philosophy

Simplicity

November 16, 2018 at 19:46 7 comments General Philosophy

Comments

In: Is this even a good use of the term logic?  — view comment
I use the decision tree but also just playing as I already know what to do. It depends on the situation.
July 26, 2022 at 12:58
In: Is this even a good use of the term logic?  — view comment
What kind of logic uses decision trees? It is a misspelling of thinking. What makes you think that a person who studied logic will be better at this g...
July 26, 2022 at 09:41
In: Is this even a good use of the term logic?  — view comment
I study logic and it is mostly about argument, things like syllogism or A implies B. Nothing of that seems to be directly used in Four in a row.
July 26, 2022 at 09:39
In: Gateway-philosophies to Christianity  — view comment
What I think often happens is that people don't see the similarities. I listened to a Catholic Priest talking about this. He said that Buddhism can in...
July 25, 2022 at 09:23
In: Dialectics  — view comment
How are they two unlikely approaches?
July 04, 2022 at 10:39
In: Dialectics  — view comment
No!!!!
July 04, 2022 at 10:34
In: Dialectics  — view comment
What?
July 03, 2022 at 13:40
In: Dialectics  — view comment
I say that it is about antithesis, thesis and synthesis. Like in my other thread. We took reductionism and holism. I took two views: they are two meth...
July 03, 2022 at 09:20
In: Dialectics  — view comment
Because I never found good info for beginners!
July 03, 2022 at 09:08
In: Reductionism and holism  — view comment
And holism and reductionism can actually work together.
July 03, 2022 at 08:58
In: Reductionism and holism  — view comment
We have methods and we have philosophy, right? That's the same thing with hermeneutics: it is methods and philosophy. It is also psychology (which was...
July 01, 2022 at 08:02
In: Reductionism and holism  — view comment
I think that you are into something. We have methods and we have philosophy, right? That's the same thing with hermeneutics: it is methods and philoso...
June 30, 2022 at 14:12
In: Reductionism and holism  — view comment
"Music can obviously be very complex but at the same time it expresses simple principles albeit in a highly dynamic and textured way." That's true. Wh...
June 30, 2022 at 10:02
In: Reductionism and holism  — view comment
I have heard about "reductionism vs holism" in psychology and therefore thought about how they must be antonyms. So when we have "A vs B" A and B do n...
June 30, 2022 at 09:44
In: What do you experts say about these definitions of abstraction?  — view comment
t We can have an abstract idea of a circle. If we look at 10 circles we might find what is simmilar in all of them. This must be the universal. Abstra...
June 30, 2020 at 14:39
In: Silence and duties  — view comment
What does that mean?
May 27, 2020 at 12:52
In: Silence and duties  — view comment
How do you define duty? If you refrain from doing your duty would you say that it is a sin?
May 27, 2020 at 12:49
In: Is singing really only a social thing?  — view comment
What I do not get is: Why is music so much about performance. I find that playing music or singing when alone is really great and important to me. I g...
March 25, 2020 at 14:47
In: Is singing really only a social thing?  — view comment
Prayer is about a relationship, the person(s) praying and God. Then praying alone in a bedroom or cell is a social thing. Thus it would be natural to ...
March 25, 2020 at 14:34
In: Question about separation of church and state.  — view comment
Are you asking about US law?
March 25, 2020 at 14:27
In: Argument on miracles  — view comment
http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/Miracles/Miracles_003.htm In order to constitute a miracle, is it necessary that something exceed the powers a...
December 08, 2018 at 09:56
In: Petitionary Prayer  — view comment
1. God is omniscient and omnibenevolent. 2. If God is omniscient and omnibenevolent, he will always know and do what is best. You are saying that God ...
December 07, 2018 at 22:50
In: Dancing  — view comment
How would one go about degining the term dance in philosophy? My question pertains more to dance as a social thing. Be it swedish snoa or american fox...
December 04, 2018 at 16:37
In: Simplicity  — view comment
So we simply but...then we are forced to go deeper into our relationships and activities which can be painful? What does philosophy say about this?
November 16, 2018 at 22:11
In: Simplicity  — view comment
Please elaborate some more on this.
November 16, 2018 at 22:07
In: Human dignity  — view comment
I would say that Dignity has to do with being put aside or being special. You can even talk about dignified persons. Dignity could come from the fact ...
November 14, 2018 at 10:26
In: Thoughts on play  — view comment
Is the book something to read or just crazy intellectual thought of an author?
November 14, 2018 at 10:16
In: Human dignity  — view comment
it seems that you are refering to us longing for happiness. Doesnt animals also long for happiness? But there is no "animal dignity" The question is w...
November 13, 2018 at 16:54
In: Thoughts on play  — view comment
How do the famous philosophers define "play"?
November 13, 2018 at 13:31
In: Thoughts on play  — view comment
I find that play is very much about being here and now. Adults plan and children play. As adult we do both. I mean, some Children plan as they grow ol...
November 13, 2018 at 11:46
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