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Walter! Nice. In my view the traditional existential ethos is that existence precedes essence. Meaning we understand our existence more than our essen...
April 02, 2021 at 16:59
Todd! Of course, you are not an advocate of 'Presidential Leadership' skills that encourage domestic violence and law breaking and disorder, in order ...
April 02, 2021 at 15:38
Agreed! And thank for the links...very germane to the OP I must say....I'll have a look-see and get back to you, thank you! In layman's terms, are you...
April 02, 2021 at 14:53
The actions of those who broke into the capitol, the definition of insurrection, legal precedent and history. What occurred simply doesn't resemble an...
April 01, 2021 at 18:10
What were their intented purpose?
April 01, 2021 at 18:08
...and the voting machine companies are suing the lawyers and FOX for defamations associated with Dumper Trumper's lie. I forgot to add that a donatoe...
April 01, 2021 at 18:07
The actions of those who broke into the capitol, the definition of insurrection, legal precedent and history. What occurred simply doesn't resemble an...
April 01, 2021 at 17:45
Are you sure, it wasn't LOL https://media.winnipegfreepress.com/images/CAPITOL-TIMELINE7.jpg
April 01, 2021 at 17:40
The actions of those who broke into the capitol, the definition of insurrection, legal precedent and history. What occurred simply doesn't resemble an...
April 01, 2021 at 17:26
They did, and he lost. LOL
April 01, 2021 at 17:25
The actions of those who broke into the capitol, the definition of insurrection, legal precedent and history. What occurred simply doesn't resemble an...
April 01, 2021 at 17:23
What was the right thing?
April 01, 2021 at 17:23
Indeed. Crickets LOL
April 01, 2021 at 17:20
The theory he desired a coup is contrary to his explicit statements from both before and after the event. — NOS4A2 What was his intended purpose?
April 01, 2021 at 17:19
The theory he desired a coup is contrary to his explicit statements from both before and after the event. — NOS4A2 What was his intended purpose?
April 01, 2021 at 17:14
Trump himself, by duping his supporters, and lawyers. And there is no theory to the fact that he watched it happen and let it happen for 90 minutes, j...
April 01, 2021 at 17:13
Can you (also) elaborate a bit more on those concepts viz your thesis?
April 01, 2021 at 14:59
What was his intended purpose?
April 01, 2021 at 14:52
I read this from Wiki: He outlines how drugs and technologies, including intracranial self-stimulation ("wireheading"), designer drugs and genetic eng...
April 01, 2021 at 13:45
Todd! Can you elaborate on those concepts viz your thesis?
April 01, 2021 at 13:13
SSU! Thanks ssu. I don't want to stray too far off-topic, so I'll just add an ancillary note only to say that just like hiring and firing employees, m...
March 31, 2021 at 14:07
Gnomon! Great point! William James (aside from being one of my favorite psychologist-turned-philosopher's) was also a self proclaimed pacifist. In you...
March 30, 2021 at 18:47
You're fine TMF! I think you raise a good point there. We know there have been theories associated with the philosophy of beauty (Aesthetics/Kant, et....
March 25, 2021 at 16:07
Synthesis! Sure. Thank you for that thought... . For reference, we can look to Kant and Schop (few of many) in parsing the different theories of knowl...
March 24, 2021 at 14:11
The temptation to belittle others is the trap of a budding intellect, because it gives you the illusion of power and superiority your mind craves. Res...
March 23, 2021 at 18:15
Sure, but that is not germane to the issue. Thanks anyway! As Jack alluded, are you saying we can't use our minds to think about our own mental limita...
March 23, 2021 at 17:53
A little Karma goes a long way. Are you unable to answer the question? LOL
March 23, 2021 at 17:39
If loving you is wrong, then I want to be right LOL But seriously, emotions are the nexus between the mind and matter. Have you studied pathology? The...
March 23, 2021 at 17:04
Well said Synthesis! BTW- I like the concept/term you used 'approximate' (language being an approximation- of a something).
March 23, 2021 at 16:28
180, I'm surprised you don't know this, did you forget Physiology 101? Emotions are the nexus between the mind and matter. Next question (?). LOL
March 23, 2021 at 15:17
The former is a classic example (liar's paradox) of binary truth values associated with a priori logic, and the limitations of language (thereto). Thi...
March 23, 2021 at 14:19
Interesting. In what ways are they different? (Can language capture the phenomenon...)
March 23, 2021 at 14:02
TMF! Thank you kindly for the link, it said: Ineffability is concerned with ideas that cannot or should not be expressed in spoken words (or language ...
March 23, 2021 at 13:56
Javi! Interesting. Is it safe to assume we are talking about Subjective and Objective truth's? Perhaps one can think of their own sentience as their o...
March 22, 2021 at 19:41
CW! Okay, I was just trying to confirm... . In other words, if something is ineffable, does that mean, in your mind, that there is no other way to use...
March 22, 2021 at 18:14
These wouldn't be limitations of language because language can't be used to discover its own limitations. Wow, keep them coming all... . TMF & JC: I t...
March 22, 2021 at 17:10
...good stuff all, keep them coming please!!!! Not to single any one out, however said something that reminded me of Keats: "Truth is beauty, beauty t...
March 22, 2021 at 14:42
Yep :up: I think the OP might could reflect on what kinds of philosophy are relevant here. For instance, as you so well pointed out, whether it's poli...
March 19, 2021 at 13:22
Yep. Sir Paul Davies is at least one of many theoretical physicists who would agree with that! :up:
March 19, 2021 at 12:54
Have you given any thought to relativity (speed of light) and the existence of a theoretical eternity/outside of time itself?
March 18, 2021 at 15:44
Consider yourself enlightened then. LOL There remains mystery (?).
March 18, 2021 at 15:36
How is that different than other existential mysteries of the universe, including your own conscious existence?
March 18, 2021 at 15:12
Keep in mind, that at some point , the regressive description of existing things (atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons...) ultimately, right now, have ...
March 18, 2021 at 13:54
Thank you. I read thru that, and found this: Schopenhauer contrasted Kant's transcendental critical philosophy with Leibniz's dogmatic philosophy. Wit...
March 17, 2021 at 15:11
Ok, using some sense of logic, not that logic can explain certain/all phenomena of Being, perhaps we can analogize to, say, the mysteries associated w...
March 17, 2021 at 13:37
Schop1 ! In our humanist framework, is this correct: Being and Existentialism: Existentialism (earliest form in the west/Ecclesiastes): let be/a time ...
March 16, 2021 at 13:54
Hey Schop1! I got to run to an appointment, let me get back to you cause those are some intriguing thoughts....
March 15, 2021 at 21:31
Sure. In that context, needs, can be synonymous with the metaphysical will. The will to be. The definition of a human being is an interesting conflati...
March 15, 2021 at 21:27
From the Psychology of Being: "So far as the person himself is concerned, all he knows is that he is desperate for love, and thinks he will be forever...
March 15, 2021 at 19:20
https://youtu.be/LLvejxLoVOc
March 15, 2021 at 15:42