Well there is 'logic' and then there is other logic. I prefer the logic whereby logic is the manipulation of symbols according to specific rules. So i...
It is to do with the process by which one chooses which statements, if any, merit the label of 'true' It is a somewhat haphazard and mystical process ...
What are the First Principles of Philosophy? Implicit in this question is the assumption that philosophy has first principles. I think that that assum...
Well I have to say I like the metaphor of philosophy as a dance. Extending the metaphor Life is a dance. Some dances are more enjoyable than others, s...
I agree that logic is an essential part of a good philosophy, it specifies how inferences can be made. But the philosophy of logic is not logic itself...
How do you distinguish superior answers from inferior ones? Do you consider that your answer to the question 'What makes a good philosophy' to be a su...
I think the idea of starting with a few basic assumptions and building from there is a good strategy. But how do you then justify the assumptions? I h...
I don't believe that there are any major unknown conspiracies in the world. The difficulty with a hidden conspiracy is the boundary between those in t...
This theoretical paradox applies to the practical problem of measuring the lengths of coastlines... The answer you get depends greatly on the degree t...
Those 'problems' are no harder for physicalism than they are for immaterialism. In any case I prefer to think of them as mysteries rather than problem...
What are these 'hard questions'? There may well be mysteries surrounding consciousness, but they will not be answered by posing that consciousness is ...
This is a thread on quotes and in the Lounge section,. no evidence or justification is required. My personal evidence and justification for the quote ...
The difficulty in bringing humour into philosophical writings is that it is inherently ambiguous, the author may be making a valid point but identifyi...
My point is that if one follows the logical sequence of beliefs back to their source one eventually arrives at something that is not a belief. This ap...
Ok fair enough. But if those are axiomatic, which is what I assume you are suggesting, then you should be able to draw inferences from them. What infe...
Maybe it doesn't have any axioms. Or maybe they are not free from doubt. If you want to have axioms that are free from doubt then you have to do so in...
Not really. One can think of it as a river where your rationality is at the lower reaches of the river where the water flows languidly past fields and...
Why not? What makes you think it is impossible?? Beliefs have to be based on something. And in fact it is important to base them on real things lest o...
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