Lets rephrase this. Would you personally be willing to pay money out of your pocket for someone else to study while you work? You can do that today. P...
Whether you view them as significant or not, you know what they are, you know what trans people are asking, so you can analyze these rights requests a...
Incredibly well said. Everyone looks at that story and says, "I'm the black person." But often times we are just as likely to be the white people in t...
True. I also don't agree with the second point. Modern day issues are not only about science, nor does philosophy have to merely follow in sciences fo...
I said we should be applying those philosophers to modern day problems and trying to solve them. Not that we should be abandoning them. I'm not sure y...
I agree that active hatred or statements that are not open to debate and discussion are preachy and don't belong. Your specific example within the con...
Joshs I think you have an idea in you're head that you're not quite communicating clearly. And it may be that I lack context to understand what you're...
Because Bob has an opinion that's relevant to the context of the discussion? I want to be clear, I don't hold Bob's opinion. But I don't hold many peo...
You critique my specific point with a vague generalization then suggest I'm being anti-intellectual? Since you didn't clarify that part after my respo...
I don't see how. Critiques against inflexible thinking that discourages modern day problem solving is not a critique against intellectuals. Intellectu...
Yes. And thank you for questioning in high school. I taught high school math for five years before the attempt to puberty block and transition kids. I...
A nice read, thanks! :) I view good philosophy as being a foundation for math and science. When you establish what the definition of good is, then you...
I can't speak for all, but I would guess this. The introduction to trans rights was a coordinated effort built off the success of the gay rights movem...
I post the answer here. https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/15722/the-logic-of-a-universal-origin-and-meaning/p1 Ucarr is quite familiar with it...
Thank you, that's kind. :) In terms of casual and emotional philosophy, you're completely correct. What you're often times appealing to is the context...
Hello Ucarr, I'll try my best to analyze what you've written and tackle it properly. Lets take your first set A -> B A= "Asking a question" B= "Someon...
I appreciate the words. It is often frustrating dealing with some long time members of this forum. Many try to make it a social place for their own pe...
Feel free to always discuss. :) I'll try to reiterate here what I'm referring to. Civil rights are generally rights established through law that give ...
Since you were continuing in the thread, I wanted to get away from internal bickering and back to the point of the OP, which is about whether trans ri...
No. I really wish you would stop implying that I have this excessively negative view of trans people. You've apologized and corrected yourself to me a...
Here you go TClark. These are a couple of video splices taken from a lesbian woman who encountered a trans gendered woman in the bathroom. Do you thin...
Perfectly fair as this can allow room for creative thought. But if we're going to develop it into a coherent argument, we have to eventually come to d...
If you take the sides of the coin to their landed ends, yes. Jamal isn't fully stating that only academic structures should be considered, and I'm not...
My apologies for not adequately capturing your view, I will leave that to you then. It was also not my intention to belittle your viewpoint. I think y...
Thank you Jamal. This is a fantastic post, and example of the types of conversations I think we all want here. @ProtagoranSocratist I agree with most ...
I apologize then, I'm clearly not getting it. Can you explain how these are epistemically identical in all cases? The point I was getting at earlier i...
Yes, many are still relevant, but some are not. Leibniz' Monads for example. Older philosophy of mind theories that have been invalidated by neuroscie...
Thank you for your kind words. Well said. I've written many original philosophical works over the years, and coming up with the correct vocabulary to ...
Well said. One can support many part of an individuals cause without supporting everything they ask for. That does not make you an evil person. Its no...
Ok, I'm in agreement with you that in certain contexts, "I think" can mean the same thing as "I believe". But does it always? No. Many time "I think" ...
Also OP avoid trolls that contribute nothing to the discussion but insults. A person who is open to discussion may disagree with your points, but they...
One problem is that often these old philosophers is they wrote in another language as well as time. Not only do you have to contend with the fact that...
Perfectly fair! Let me address your post then. This conflicts with most understandings of thoughts. A thought is an inner conscious experience. So for...
https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/14044/knowledge-and-induction-within-your-self-context/p1 If you're interested in epistemology, you should r...
But you are asking them. That's the point. Certainly. But you don't let other stop you from asking those questions on your own. And sometimes you get ...
And issues of mind are more neuroscience, but that doesn't mean philosophy doesn't have anything to contribute. Trans has philosophy of mind, ontology...
My apologies on my late reply. Philosophy will always be needed to dive into linguistic assumptions. Good, evil, God, knowledge, etc. As for the moder...
This right here. To quote an old meme, "You win all the internets." In general the way we talk to each other over issues has become atrocious (not you...
That's what free speech is really about. "The freedom to espouse ideas that I personally think are horrid, stupid, crazy, etc." Why? Because not speak...
Insurance pays for physical and mental health issues. Gender dysphoria is the mental health disorder of distress in not being the other gender. Transi...
Not a worry, I'm sure you have more going on in your life than the philosophy boards. :) I think I see what you're saying. If its a human right, its a...
It was considered a mental disorder, not a mental health issue. Once being gay was removed from the list of mental disorders, it was no longer conside...
To be clear, gender dysphoria is a mental health issue. An easy comparison is depression. The goal is not for a person to transition, its to treat gen...
True. I think slang gets mixed up with the scientific definition of sex. Many in the community think that 'sex isn't binary'. They don't understand th...
Not a worry, and I don't think you're not arguing in good faith at this point. Also not a worry, I often enjoy your posts here and view you as one of ...
Hello Athena, I want to be clear that trans gender does not mean gay. Gays are not the topic of this OP. Correct. Do you believe then that trans gende...
A follower of a religion is not the same as a follower of faith. Very few read about religions on their own and decide to follow it independently. Mos...
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