It’s a very loose statement and so out of the context it is written in we’d be guessing what exactly it is meant to mean. It’s generally true from one...
Where you live the distinctions may be more prominent in terms of race. In other countries people have been slaughtered due to many other reasons. I’m...
I don’t see the exact relevance of the manner in which you’re doing semantic somersaults. The question at hand is a ‘question’ of ‘experience’/‘experi...
That’s surprising! That site is usually pretty careful with its wording. The quote fails to highlight the sense in which Husserl uses the term ‘object...
I meant it isn’t at all clear where the first quote (not link) is sourced from. The quote, “Transcendental ego, ...” There is no link directly beneath...
Just a slight extrapolation from what you said about ‘accepting differences’. The world would be dull banal if everything was the same and we all thou...
The following doesn’t really help other than to hone in on the title of the thread “What is it like to experience x?” My answer? “It is like experienc...
Don’t have time to go over this just now. The link looks very good though! Right up my alley :) It the initial quote from the same source? I couldn’t ...
The Republic is certainly a good read. Whether you side with Plato’s views or not it offers an approach into most modern issues in society. Dialogues ...
I don’t think any sane person will disagree that accepting people’s differences is generally a bad thing. We don’t have to like each others views and ...
Scientifically speaking the definition is quite distinct. There is one human race not multiple sub-subspecies of humans. The genetic differences betwe...
That is the strangest response I’ve seen in a while. You just accused me of not saying what I said? I suggest you reread what I wrote. I never said ra...
Have you guys considered discussing something a little more difficult? This is a no-brainer really. How about getting into the effects of AI and algor...
Race is ‘purely’ biological is we’re talking about genetics. In which case there are no actual ‘human races’ there is just one human race. In the cont...
I imagine a lot of opposition and confusion on either side of whatever this thread is is rooted in the fact that ‘race’ (in the context given) is mere...
Perhaps it would be worth while attempting to discuss ‘god’, ‘religion’ and ‘theology’ without using those terms. BAN those terms from the discussion ...
Impossible without some generosity. I’ve put forward Geertz’ general layout for the term ‘religion’ to start discussions before but no one seemed part...
Anyone can read words in a book. I wouldn’t call all reading ‘education’. If you want proof ask someone if they’ve read an article recently and then a...
I would be interested to see how many works of philosophy people have actually read cover to cover with care whilst taking notes - I don’t include ‘gu...
I put ‘self-taught’. Only because I’ve read in a number of different areas and practiced articulating various ideas in essay form. It’s impossible to ...
I am curious what people class as ‘self taught’. If it means they’ve read a couple of philosophical works then I’d call that ‘Not at all’. Even if you...
Sorry, should’ve been tagged onto end of paragraph really. Just meant that people do hideous things in the pursuit of ideas of a ‘perfection’ that can...
And if they are unwilling and/or unable to question the ‘moral code’ set out by society then I wouldn’t want them on my side when push comes to shove....
Generally speaking I define it as realised dream/ideal. When people ‘fall in love’ I think it’s just a matter of their dreams/ideals for themselves ma...
With the above response in mind (from 180 proof) it might be worth considering this from a broader perspective too. How about asking why people sacrif...
Assuming you’re trying to speak to the uninitiated (in terms of philosophical jargon) I think you’d be better off making your points clearer and brief...
We behave as we behave due to theory of mind (‘others’) and empathy being in constant flux with what suits ourselves within a community of individuals...
That’s a bit like asking ‘If you’re hungry why do you eat?’ Perhaps you could add more detail? If you’re just talking about morality being about putti...
Look, I’m dimply guarding/cautioning against this: If the OP interprets the ‘collective unconscious’ being something akin to an experience of the ‘col...
We’re feathers on the wind, whirls in a pool, a table, a chair, another echoed of a wall, the hollowed shape that carries a sound, we’re doubters. Exi...
If you’re interested in Nietzsche then you’ve started in the wrong place. I tried to read Thus Spake after Beyond Good and Evil ... had to stop quarte...
That the question is absurd. I was trying to glean some sense from it though by using the term ‘know’ as ‘absolute certainty’, showing it would be abs...
I do look at these things based on some rather ‘clinical’ tools. Entropy Mapping Efficiency Neuroscience We happen to call some events ‘good’, but the...
Harmony is a quite obvious factor in aesthetic sensibility. This doesn’t necessarily make everything ubiquitous though as harmony works between variou...
Compared to other western countries I’d say it is, and has been, far more extreme than anything you’d see elsewhere. I’m from the UK where we aren’t e...
I just mean that we may all agree that it is unethical to kill someone, yet in some given situation our moral disposition can override this. It works ...
Strategy? I think its more like instinct. He isn’t stupid, but he certainly loves to make himself look stupid, to say outrageous things, and to play t...
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