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Awww, poor you, you just spent some hours reading a text that may not be relevant anymore in light of non-Euclidean geometry ;)
February 18, 2018 at 10:39
It is touched for the Kantian if the transcendental aesthetic falls apart. For the Platonist, yes, it does remain untouched. But yet, there is empiric...
February 18, 2018 at 10:37
No. This is outright BS. The only reason why consumerism is bad is because it leaves you vulnerable to the loss of the pleasure of consuming, through ...
February 18, 2018 at 10:31
In principle it could. Since this is at all possible, space cannot be a priori. We're talking about how reality happens to be, not how we encounter it...
February 18, 2018 at 10:25
Sure, so tell me how you "place dots on a paper" (or the equivalent) to demonstrate non-Euclidean geometry (specifically intrinsic curvature). What is...
February 18, 2018 at 10:21
Ok. I don't think so. At minimum, I think you should read my exchange with Moliere, starting from here: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comm...
February 18, 2018 at 09:18
Not only Kant, but I also, find suggestion (2) to be ridiculous. Reality has to be a certain way, and it is the job of philosophy to investigate it. I...
February 18, 2018 at 09:14
So then this is just about categorising statements, not about how things really are? The correct answer would be due to universality and/or necessity ...
February 17, 2018 at 21:10
Another one. Apparently, geometrical principles are united with the consciousness of their necessity - I don't see how that is the case with Euclid's ...
February 17, 2018 at 20:43
Although I disagree it would be necessary. Again - Euclid's 5th postulate contradicts non-Euclidean geometries by not allowing cases that non-Euclidea...
February 17, 2018 at 20:27
Does it mean that it is a posteriori if we have to "probe the shape of space" for it? :s
February 17, 2018 at 20:24
Thus it would be a priori according to Kant. It is sufficient for a proposition to be either necessary or universal to be a priori. "Now, in the first...
February 17, 2018 at 20:23
To build for a second on what I said above. To find out whether analytic statements are true, we appeal to the meanings / definitions of our words. To...
February 17, 2018 at 20:14
I will address the rest of the post soon, but first: Sure. Analytic statements are a priori because we don't need to appeal to experience to know that...
February 17, 2018 at 19:46
No, no, absolutely not :B - here's the rower and the boat: http://www.bravotv.com/sites/nbcubravotv/files/styles/blog-post--mobile/public/field_blog_i...
February 17, 2018 at 17:14
Strawman. No. It is biologically constructed (this is its origin), but obviously sociological factors also have a role in how it plays out in its conc...
February 17, 2018 at 15:22
PM joined late, after the campaign was already well underway.
February 17, 2018 at 15:19
You have not justified this attempt to invert the logic :P
February 17, 2018 at 15:19
Thanks, I had a quick look and will read in more depth soon. This doesn't make sense. Either the geometry is a synthetic a priori, or it's not. It can...
February 17, 2018 at 15:05
How did it go... hmmm, let me remember... wasn't it that the fox who cannot reach the grapes, calls them sour? X-)
February 17, 2018 at 14:46
It's not whatever I say, it's just the facts of the matter. He did not make several of the statements PZM claims he did. Sure - it is not socio-cultur...
February 17, 2018 at 14:44
So you think the "campaign manager" would have run the incredibly controversial and non-traditional campaign that Trump ran? Sorry, "campaign managers...
February 17, 2018 at 14:37
Is it possible for wisdom not to lead to success though? Sure, success does usually bring a reputation for wisdom, but why is that? Isn't it because i...
February 17, 2018 at 14:31
Takes intelligence to run that campaign and win.
February 17, 2018 at 14:27
Any good book of comparative religion between Christianity and Buddhism? (I am mostly interesting in something that has a philosophical side to it, mo...
February 17, 2018 at 13:48
If you want to call it that sure, though I don't see "earning money" through selling a product/service to be equivalent to raising capital. I mean, if...
February 17, 2018 at 13:22
Is that why Trump is McMaster's boss, because he's less intelligent than him?
February 17, 2018 at 12:21
A beautiful analogy (from a stylistic perspective), but unfortunately that tells us nothing about its truth. Again, do you believe a dumb person can b...
February 17, 2018 at 11:17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKW0LbeiWio Here's Taleb also praising Trump's intelligence.
February 17, 2018 at 11:07
As if just about any dumb Joe could do either of those things.
February 17, 2018 at 10:58
No, but I'm underlining how ridiculous it is to claim that someone who has built a billion dollar empire and won the Presidency of the United States "...
February 17, 2018 at 10:57
The link doesn't work for me, and apparently doesn't work even when I search Amazon for the book :s
February 17, 2018 at 10:56
I actually like his style. He is one of my favorite contemporary authors. He and Peter Thiel have definitely shaped my outlook on business. I have pre...
February 17, 2018 at 10:24
Oh, and you are? Is that why Trump built a billion-dollar real estate empire, and you didn't? :-}
February 17, 2018 at 10:20
I listened to the videos. Obviously, I have no doubt that PZM knows his evolutionary biology better than Peterson and so he is correct about the age (...
February 17, 2018 at 10:13
It's not silly, but it is different than the way you propose. It's known as bootstrapping in business circles. It is no wonder that my business philos...
February 17, 2018 at 09:54
Not yet. I was finishing some last bits of work (because I'm a workaholic), will do soon. (but probably reply tomorrow, cause it's late and I'm tired ...
February 16, 2018 at 21:00
Nonsense. You didn't read it properly. Take rule 6 for example: 6 Set your house in order before you criticise the world Many people are depressed and...
February 16, 2018 at 20:47
0 times. Trump has never been personally bankrupt. Some of his LLCs did file for bankruptcy, though that's often normal practice for some entrepreneur...
February 16, 2018 at 20:25
Not really - people usually try to screw you and get paid without doing good work - and that seems to be true especially if they know you can afford t...
February 16, 2018 at 19:48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL61yQgdWeM @"Sapientia", the next video that will contribute to your further conservative indoctrination has arrived!
February 16, 2018 at 19:44
Great success! (Y)
February 16, 2018 at 19:42
But that implies that the person who has access to capital knows how to use it right? For sure, someone who knows how to use capital is aided by great...
February 16, 2018 at 19:40
Do not be worried, TimeLine is the biggest pot smoker in the whole of Kazakhstan, everyone heard about her! :P
February 16, 2018 at 19:39
I don't see how having access to capital improves your chances of success. If you don't know how to manage capital, and you have access to a lot of it...
February 16, 2018 at 19:29
Well right, so he took the money and invested it in building a business. So if he was a failed businessman, he would have lost that money, clearly.
February 16, 2018 at 19:00
I don't understand, what do you mean?
February 16, 2018 at 18:57
Yeah, but if you're a failed businessman, you will lose it.
February 16, 2018 at 18:55
Well, that is true. Trump is smart, whether you like it or not. You cannot achieve what Trump achieved in his life by chance. Some people scoff, and t...
February 16, 2018 at 18:41
Why?
February 16, 2018 at 18:02