That may have been the case 100 years ago, but certainly not now. But you have said "essentialist" in quotes so maybe you mean something different. Ei...
That is a different topic. I was referring to the one on racism. I provided examples of people in academia who both argued for and against race as a '...
You can probably find the different positions of race as 'social kind' and 'natural kind' taught in practically every reputable university. Framing hi...
He was advocating for Essentialist views or Natural Kind views. I think it leans more towards a Natural Kind view, so why not simply engage with it th...
It goes both ways. Paying for basic healthcare and education is inherently wrong to me. Some things we take for granted are deemed irredeemably unethi...
I completely disagree. If someone is arrested on false grounds they have had their freedom removed. If you had to spend the night in a cell, and suffe...
Assuming he is 'wrong' is anti-philosophical. Maybe people had tried to point out the inconsistent use of terminology? I have no idea. If it is the ca...
He made an attempt to define his understanding of what 'morality' meant to him and said that within those contexts. Questions about the use and meanin...
The thing is this is the exact kind of questioning front and centre in mainstream academia. Your rules are your rules though. I think attempts to open...
This is precisely the point Rowan Atkinson was making. It is not credibility to the system if someone is falsely arrested. Someone should not be arres...
@"flannel jesus" This is an important (and impossible) distinction. Certain things are not allowed to be discussed on this forum even though they are ...
It is not a new thing. People have been arrested for doign next to nothing many times in the UK. It is not the ones going to prison that is really an ...
Really. Interesting. I would say it is inherently negative for obvious reasons ('dis-'). How does the term translate into other languages? I imagine t...
What is a 'true philosophical depth' of any definition? Ontology and Epistemology are effectively the same, but also different. If that is what you ar...
I do not understand what the problem is. Words have different uses. It is not mathematics. Nature is synonymous with Normal, but not always. Why is th...
Normal can be used to express natural. Usual, normal and typical are truer synonyms. I am curious why you say 'supernatural' rather than 'unnatural'? ...
Nature cares not about us. We have departed from our natural state of living by way of civil interactions that have culminated in the biggest threat t...
The problem is you are not saying what you mean by 'subtle body'. It this area of interest there are multiple interpretations and meanings that can be...
So you simply meant that trans- is a modifier? I think we know that. It is still a 'real' prefix. What were you trying to say? bi- and bilingual is th...
So you are suggesting this as a form of substance dualism with the 'subtle body' being consciousness? As in consciousness is simply the interaction be...
Maybe. Still unsure what you are asking in the OP though. Can we blindly speculate about how some non-physical aspect of human consciousness has shape...
I am talking about exactly what I said I was talking about repeatedly, over and over. Epistemic norms are not the same as logical norms in terms of tr...
Do so please. I do not think there is any such thing as materialistic spirituality, other than by way of fetishism? Or are you talking about something...
Of course, the epistemic and logical use of 'ought' are both valid. We can use either. You have essentially restated (1): You are being very slippery ...
You are prioritising the logical normative meaning over the everyday epistemic normative use. Like here: You are taking normative logical priority ove...
No, I was being techincal: Here is a snippet of the kind of things 'spirituality' covers: Looking at it as 'The Universe/Totality' rather than 'A Deit...
It is salient if you are sticking strictly to normativity in the logical sense rather than the epistemological sense. You have just continued to corne...
You have already agreed that this is not how language currently works. You did this by admitting that 'woman in a forest' is generally taken to mean f...
Spirituality in the context of Religious Studies and Philosophy are fairly distinct. In religious studies it does cover secular and non-secular varian...
For both Phd and Masters you are expected to learn to write in a certain manner. Forcing people to meet high standards is a good thing. It is not to h...
I will bow out here. This is too wishy washy for me. Not surprising given the subject matter. If you manage to hone in on something in particular rath...
Altered states of consciousness are induced by stress on teh body for sure. The actual 'harsh' experiences induced can either leave someone whole or s...
Anyway, I have things to get to work on so will be avoiding this interesting distraction. Would be nice if someone started a thread regarding what the...
I think you have to understand this in the social context. As I mentioned, there are clear instances of social contagions among teenage girls; through...
Some humans have brain disorders and others do not. I do not see transgenderism as a brain disorder. Amadeus is like a magic eight ball. When he gets ...
I am VERY interested in this kind of area. If you are still struggling to define what it is (in part or full) you wish to discuss then come back to me...
Pick one then. I see no issues raised atm just a vague gesturing towards something. If that is all you can do then there isn't much more to be said on...
Sounds a little tangled. Can you pick one thread so there is something to get ohld of in amongst this. It is a very complex area with many nebulous co...
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