I fully accept the established facts of evolution and cosmology. But they do not necessarily entail physicalism. They are equally compatible with an i...
Indeed. I'm very unimpressed by Fani T. Willis. Can't afford these kinds of slip-ups considering the gravity of the case. But at the same time, as the...
I myself try to refrain from sarcastic or ad hominem criticisms. Although I did notice recently that I was compared to a young-earth creationist for q...
I respect his knowledge of the texts and have benefitted from it in many discussions about Plato. And I’m also aware of the deficiencies of own learni...
I would say plainly not. You will recall that Jacob Klein book that you recommended me, which I have read, in part, although much of it is very specia...
Right - but if they are 'beyond coming-to-be and passing away', then how can they be said to exist? Of all the things around us, which of them does no...
I think that's a very delicate question of interpretation. Later in the tradition of Christian Platonism, there is the principle of 'un-knowing', apop...
'Esoteric' is not a school of thought or a philosophy in its own right. Many different philosophical traditions have esoteric schools, be they Buddhis...
Shouldn’t be surprise anyone, they’re a party of secessionists. 149 of them voted not to recognise the result of the last Presidential election. They’...
Well, insofar as he was 'the first modern philosopher', which was how he was presented to me in undergrad philosophy. And the modern period is where t...
: Indeed! This is comparable to a passage from the Nichomachean Ethics: This quoted passage is also directly comparable: likewise could be taken virtu...
One factor to consider is the role of initiation and guidance in esoteric teachings. Instances are found in different traditions, but one example is t...
How about grilling the CEOs of the very many major gun manufacturing companies about the horrors wrought by their wares? You know, Remington, Smith an...
Nothing about 'the world' in particular, but a shameful reflection of the American electorate. The fear is simply for the destruction of civil society...
Not 'psychological'. Fear, period. Although as I’ve said, I don’t believe it. It occurs to me, speaking of psychology, that Trump’s thinking is entire...
Of course it is. It's what happens when halfwits like Marjorie Taylor Greene are in charge of the henhouse. It's never about governance, only petty po...
So, the Republicans are impeaching the Homeland Security secretary, on Trumped-up grounds, while at the same time their leader, Donald Trump, pushes t...
That would be what is referred to as metacognitive insight - knowing how we know. Kant was a signficant figure, in that regard but then so too was Pla...
Does God have emotions and passions like humans? I would regard that as anthropomorphic projection. Vedanta is one of the philosophical schools of Hin...
As I said, 'substance' is a (mis)translation of the Greek word, 'ouisia', which is a form of the verb 'to be', so it's nearer in meaning to 'being' th...
:party: Good news for them! Although I seem to recall another article that one of its ancillary bots had photographed it, and it was lying on its side...
You never show any specific knowledge of philosophy of mind, and you equate any questioning of philosophical materialism with religious fundamentalism...
Trump never exhibited leadership. Everything he says and does is only for the sake of himself. If the economy goes well, he will claim credit (he did ...
Philosophim asks me that all the time. I don't think you, or he, have any background in philosophy of mind, or why philosophy of mind is different to ...
In my view, it plays into the narrative of the MAGA/Trump mediaverse, which is investing a lot of hype and hot air into bringing about this outcome. A...
It would behove anyone reading this thread to go back to the SEP article on Physicalism that it started with, from time to time. It's a difficult and ...
There is no scientific evidence for physicalism. Rather, physicalism is an operating assumption on the grounds that science proceeds in terms of what ...
The question I've been asking since 2021, is 'How can someone who has demonstrably attempted to derail the presidential succession be allowed to parti...
Fox News had to pay an almost million dollar fine for propagating lies, and there's an even bigger lawsuit in the pipeline. They have no interest in t...
The meaning of 'substance' in philosophy is anything but obvious, but it's much nearer in meaning to what we would think of as 'subject' or 'being' th...
The real power of modern physics is to render the goings-on of material bodies amenable to mathematical logic, and to extend it by methodically devisi...
But your description is simplistic and vague. There are many unknowns in all phases of this process. What the relationship is between the physical act...
an all-out what? Trump is subject to enormous amounts of media coverage. There's regular media - NY Times, Washington Post, CNN, MSNBC, critical of Tr...
An intriguing passage, but even if atoms are not the supposed ultimate indivisible particles of atomism, they are also something more than a subjectiv...
He will likely win the most number of delegates, but the nomination conference is not until July, and there are, shall we say, legal issues which migh...
not the point. Newtonian mechanics ushered in the 'scientific revolution' which was another paradigm shift. It was far more than just 'accurate observ...
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