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Both are abstract contents that only have meaning in the physically embodied world. Basic Kantian stuff ;)

I was not aware Russell had said that. Thanks :) Quote from book or essay?

How do you contend with arguments against physical reductionism and elimitivism? Basically I am asking what convinces of this?

I reject it too. Not that I claim to be a philosopher, it is just something I have had doubts about via my understanding of physics from an early age;...

Please extrapolate. That is ONE work of his I have not read through cover to cover yet.

I think you are probably approaching this in a similar manner to me. I think there is an issue of language use invovled in what we are saying. When I ...

Yes. What do we do about this? Ignore it or throw darts into dark and hope to hit something?

That is an interesting approach. Not sure I buy into it though as there is evidence enough that one physical event leads to another (physically) and t...

Many people. A general outline could be someone holds a belief (1) and has an intentional response (2) to said belief. The most common examples of thi...

This is the kind of definitional approach that interests me. The question then becomes are there instances of some/all of these elements in items not ...

Go for it! I am kinda of the mind that they both suffer with the same underlying problem of how causation is framed.

Yes, I guess thats sums the emotional expression I am referring to. Just because I make this clear distinction it does not mean it is objectively disc...

No. It is an element of what makes art Art. An essential one though.

Vietnamese propaganda posters are considered Art by some -- including myself. I think propaganda often makes use of art to portray a message. This poi...

I see no contradiction. Simply stating that Art is X does not mean it cannot be viewed in a variety of ways within X. The artistic eye is not Art. The...

No I am not. This is one facet of art. My view is based on the artists intent, the audience, the effect on people who view and produce art, and lookin...

Not at all. Hopefully not derailing the thread. The last century or so. The shift has picked up momentum with the advent of globalisation and technolo...

Reminds me of The Art of War

What makes it Art for you then? I would say it is the intellectual exporation rather than its aesthetic appeal - because there is no sensorial beauty ...

I will have to think about how to answer this more fully. It is a deeply serious question and there is a deeply serious response (I will avoid the wor...

I will try to be concise. Politics, technology, economics and numerous other items. Pretty sure you can extrapolate from the dynamic changes over the ...

100% NO. If a work is not emotionally moving it is absolutely not art. There is no exception. That is not to say every emotional instance has to be ar...

I like it. It is just not Art. That is my primary point. Anyone can call something 'art' but that does not mean it is. I have seen the same thing in p...

Empty words. You have presented next to nothing. Author: I have all the answers! Forum Members: Okay. Tell us. Author: Here is a quote from my book th...

If they have nothing to do with aesthetics I do not think we can call this Art at all. The reason I state this is partially due to what was mentioned ...

@"Banno" @"Moliere" @"Janus" How do you feel about 'conceptual art'? Personally i do nto see it as Art at all, but more of a philosophical sortie into...

It could just be that farmers vote for policies that suit them. I imagine more conservative values suit rural life and tradition in the face of an inc...

Obviously ... or maybe not to some?

Would be nice to see minimum age for army as 90 yrs old ;)

Nice to have someone so young here. Do you believe everyone should be able to vote when they are 16? What is your individual perspective on the matter...

It is. Hence why there is a vast swathe of scholar in theology who study non-literal interpretations. Why are you here? Are you looking for people who...

Thus Spoke Zarathustra is not a good place to start for Neitzsche. I would go for 'Beyond Good and Evil' and then work your way backwards before tackl...

Agreed. @"Banno" Can you give an example of a painting that isn't a picture? Also, are you using 'picture' differently from 'image'?

Maybe my tone came across wrong. Was just driving home the point that there is conclusive evidence. That said, there is the problem of determining a r...

Metaphors exist.

When I was 18 and able to vote I knew I did not know enough so I voted for the Lib Dems in order to provide myself with choices in the future. I have ...

It is unreasonable to assume something when there is plenty of hard scientific evidence showing how adolescent brains are far less risk averse, immatu...

My point was that prior to photographic technology paintings served a similar purpose (often political).

Paintings at one point in history a kind of primitive 'Photograph,' but now I think the photograph is more 'primitive' in what it can achieve.

There is a big difference between 16 and 18 yrs of age. Anyone with basic life experience knows this. The development of the prefrontal cortex effects...

Specifically, teenagers are not mentally equipped to plan long-term. Adults are more prone to diliberate and attend to long-term consequences. The pre...

Not everyone is equal. If the means of a political voting system is to create a stable society in which people can flourish this means dependance come...

Because simply offering more candy to a baby is offering candy to a baby. Young adults have similar inbuilt biases regarding immediate pay-off versus ...

Speaking broadly I view education as a means of reading people for their real education. Education for me is about people learning how to educate them...

This seems like a weird question. I feel that there is a mix up here in one term being used to mean different things. Clearly painting a fence is a mu...

:grin: Sceptical of scepticism!

I would hope that all philosophical positions are held with a healthy degree of scepticism rather than dogma. The whole point of philosophy, in partic...

I do not believe in voting tests. I marked it as something people often express. My view is a limiting factor that scales with age. Maybe something li...

It is well known that as we age we tilt more towards conservatism, which makes perfect sense when you think about it really. My concern is more or les...

I would have to disagree with this sentiment as the young are easily influenced and so are more likely to fall prey to populist ideologies. Fully agre...