Pro Hominem

Are you aware that you are doing exactly that which you accuse me of doing? You have been asked (explicitly) for your understanding, or a definition, ...

And it isn't clear to me what you think justice is, or might be. You will provide another side to this conversation, or it won't happen.

I did see it. It doesn't change your inability to prove (or apparently even make) your point. This entire passage is so fraught with fallacies, I don'...

And that is why I call it the crisis of Liberalism. You've stated it very well. I'm afraid I know the answer, but I'm trying to be optimistic anyway.

Yes, it is fundamentally different. Your own arguments undermine your conclusions. Essentially, you are arguing that there's no difference between nat...

I think we are straying into history here, and away from your point. In modern times, it is clear that Ideology is useful for capturing the imaginatio...

I'm not being evasive, and I invite this discussion, but that's not achievable in a paragraph. It's much easier to demonstrate with a case study. Woul...

True, but in the context of monarchies and oligarchies, it doesn't really matter what "the people" believe.

Agreed, and education as well. The fundamental calling of all philosophers should be to support education. Of what good is wisdom or its pursuit if it...

Depends on what you mean by "new". It is only a couple hundred years old. What I think you are describing as politics and ideology don't exist in the ...

No, it's not, and if we argue about it, I'll win. You clearly don't understand what justice is. Paying attention to it whether or not anyone is watchi...

I would argue that one MUST exclude god to have any grounds for justice. Does it require other people? Probably. It's hard to believe that if there we...

I refer to this phenomenon as the crisis of Liberalism. Liberalism champions democratic movements in society. It has been successful over the course o...

Why do we need to look at who is supporting him? His own words and behavior have projected racist thoughts for decades. Here's one source on the matte...

Ok, this is getting bogged down in your specific example and straying from the topic quite a bit, but since it has been posted about several times I f...

Defend this statement. Defend this statement. Stay on topic, please.

This is exactly the problem with the concept. You can only define it in the negative. White privilege is not privilege at all. It is the ABSENCE of be...

@"Thomas Quine" Start over from here, and develop and defend only this.

@"Thomas Quine" Ok, so I repeat my question. Why do you insist on including animals? They weaken your argument considerably, as your diversion into tu...

I'm quoting Isaac's response, but my questions are addressed to @"Thomas Quine" Why do you need to cover all species? You invite a lot of complication...

First post here. I've enjoyed reading through this dialogue and watching how it evolved. There were some great twists! I would first make the observat...