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I have to go to work, so I might respond in more depth later, but doesn't it appear that a lot of these types of arguments are circular? "Rationality ...

Alright, so what is the non-consequentialist argument? Consider that political power requires justification. States have a monopoly of violence which ...

Brennan (I cannot speak for Estlund) is arguing that there is nothing inherently wrong with restricting suffrage based on the notion of political inte...

Who gets to vote and how many votes they get would does not need to be tied to education level, but some other metric that anyone could do to show com...

Regarding minors voting, Brennan actually makes use of minors in an intuiton pump. He asks why six year-olds can't vote and points out that we, in lar...

1. Democracy has a purely instrumental value- that is, democracy is good only so far as it protects the basic rights and promotes the general welfare ...

But that's the entire issue, isn't it? Who counts as the reputable author on a given subject? Lots of people read lots of different authors. Some peop...

@"Maw" is asking for actual evidence (not anecdotal) that there is widespread communist sentiment across college campuses in the US. I mean, if anecdo...

My problem with the whole "anti"-political correctness crowd is that, well, they're often responsible of the same sort of stuff that they accuse other...

Alright, so what does it matter? So long as I can derive the proposition that Gettier uses for his conclusion from the earlier beliefs, then the probl...

Should it be socially acceptable to call someone racial slurs in a clearly demeaning way?

I don't really know what you mean by it was interpreted in some other way. What other way is there to interpret the proposition "Someone I know owns a...

Should convicted violent criminals be able to acquire firearms for their personal protection? How about the mentally ill? How about minors? Should I b...

So, on a scale of 1 to 10, how serious is this game in tone?

I can easily imagine that there are individual situations that owning explosives could save someone's life- but we don't see that as a valid reason to...

The argument for gun control does not mean that all guns must be illegal in society beyond special persons such as active duty police officers, securi...

Alright, let's go into detail of why this is scenario does not make sense. In order for a government to function, it requires the de facto (matter of ...

How would one realistically overthrow an oppressive government in the 21st century? Is the modern United States government really scared of a few peop...

Can someone define what exactly is meant by de-platforming? How exactly does it work? What justification can be given to de-platform racists while not...

First, it's not. If it was, it would be only symbols with no words. In C1, what does "because" translate to in formal logic? Does it signify a conjuct...

But your missing the crucial detail: the "because" part is just an explanation of how and why Smith arrived at his belief "p v q." It's not the belief...

1. If P, then Q. 2. P. Therefore, 3. Q If I say, "I accept Q because of the argument is valid and sound," it is equivalent to saying "I believe Q is t...

"Imagine that Smith realizes the entailment of each of these propositions he has constructed by (0, and proceeds to accept (g), (h), and (i) on the ba...

Thanks. Fixed.

That's a quote from Gettier explaining why Smith believes (g), (h), and (i). Smith believes (f) and Smith recognizes (g), for example, is entailed by ...

"Each of these propositions is entailed by (f). Imagine that Smith realizes the entailment of each of these propositions he has constructed by (0, and...

(P v Q) is the conclusion to an argument. "Because" operates the same as "therefore." Smith believes (P v Q). Why? Because P and the rule of addition....

I believe I am not adopted. Is this a belief? Do I believe the proposition "I am not adopted?"

I hate to ask this, but this symbol "?" means therefore, correct? I thought the triangle was inverted. Or is that simply to seperate the two propositi...

Am I justified in P and can I use my justification in P and basic rules of logic to arrive at (P v Q). I am justified in believing (P v Q). I do not c...

You still haven't explained what this proposition in formal logic. What does "because" translate as?

Let's change P: I am not adopted. I think I am fairly justified in this belief. No one said anything, I look like a bit like my father, and such. Let'...

Ready? P: My username is Chany. I think I'm pretty justified in believing P is true. Q: There are currently 300 billion flying pigs on the earth. I th...

Could you write this out in formal logic, or, at least, explain what it is the formal relationship between the two propositions: and ?

You are correct that is what Smith believes. But why does that mean the Gettier case is wrong? Smith does not need to believe q or use q as a point of...

Let me take a stab at this. Be warned I did not read the entire thread (I'm not reading through multiple lines of thought and arguments about philosop...

The issue is that, given the way calculating consequentialists (such as utilitarians) evaluate the cost-benefit analysis, there appears to be a lot of...

That reminds me: people who say cliche lines right out of a book in response to negative situations. Bonus points if you just opened up to them or ask...

Oh boy, do I got a long list. To name a few: Being interrupted in certain situations. If I'm having a casual conversation with friends, it doesn't rea...

Determinists still believe one makes choices and decisions, they just don't believe the ultimate outcome could have been otherwise. I don't really get...

Not necessarily impossible, but highly unlikely. A government needs the de facto recognition of authority of the general population in order to substa...

First, you have to define what you mean by democracy. Technically, all it means is that, in some way, the citizens are allowed to vote for their gover...

I provided an argument showing U is actually incoherent when you analyze it. Modal facts about logical possibility are facts. The statement "it is log...

You don't read replies, do you?

Aside, your definition of knowledge is highly suspect. I'll roll with it for now. Modal facts about possibility, contigency, necessity, and impossibil...

I was just thinking about it, and I realized that in the case of Antietam, Lee probably could have ran away and gotten away with it, given that the op...

To be fair to Lee, from my understanding, by the time he arrived at Gettysburg, a good portion of his forces were engaged in fighting and retreating a...

What's self-contradcictory about O? Also, you didn't address my point. I know something about U- that U is logically possible.

But why? Why should U take precedence over O?

Yes, we did, but if U is unknowable, then we shouldn't be able to talk about U. We should not even know if U is logically possible, as, again, this is...