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Jack Cummins

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I have just woken up and plan to read the thread later today but I just noticed your comment 'the Second Coming is around the corner' and I am relatin...
September 26, 2022 at 10:49
I think that I have '1984' somewhere on my Kindle, so I may have a read. I read 'Animal Farm' at school as a child and as an adult and found Orwell's ...
September 25, 2022 at 22:46
I didn't know that George Orwell wrote about the idea of a 'post-truth society' and it is interesting that he was able to perceive the possibility at ...
September 25, 2022 at 21:56
I tend to think of the toxic aspect of post-truth as being when people accept lies without questioning them for themselves. I see it as a very blurry ...
September 25, 2022 at 21:28
I am sure that trendiness comes into the picture regarding what is regarded as deception. The critical thinking about ideologies may in themselves be ...
September 25, 2022 at 15:48
The idea of post-truth is so ambiguous because it can just be an excuse for the acceptance of falsity and dishonesty.
September 25, 2022 at 15:42
Change may be a critical factor and it seems likely that the worldview of the present time is so different from that which emphasised the -supernatura...
September 25, 2022 at 15:39
A paradigm shift in philosophy would be interesting because there doesn't seem to be much new developments beyond those of the twentieth century. Or, ...
September 25, 2022 at 15:30
I read one essay by Noam Chomsky, 'The Responsibilty of Intellectuals', in which he argues that the 'experts' in various disciplines have an important...
September 25, 2022 at 15:22
In my own last response to Banno, I may not have paid enough attention to his focus on belief. It is likely that it is possible to focus on beliefs ra...
September 24, 2022 at 08:28
It seems like you appreciate the problem of 'post-truth'. It may not be about most aspects of daily experience but the underlying narratives in the ba...
September 24, 2022 at 08:18
What you are giving is the basis of descriptions, which is probably why logic matters. I am not sure that is the same as 'truth' because it would be p...
September 24, 2022 at 08:08
I don't understand how you see truth as being so simple because I see it as complicated in most instances. I am interested to know how you define trut...
September 24, 2022 at 00:20
I am definitely not in favour of arguing that there is no such thing as 'truth' at all but it is simply not straightforward. I am not sure if the dist...
September 23, 2022 at 23:38
Uncertainty exists in relation to 'established truth', but that truth is not absolute even if people think that it is. For example, many people framed...
September 23, 2022 at 23:03
It is hard to know the reality of Amazons and other aspects of mythic fables, including the idea of a matriarchy preceding a patriarchy. There are sta...
September 23, 2022 at 13:21
I am definitely all in favour of the search for 'truth' and see it as one of the purposes of philosophy. There is a danger if one gives up looking for...
September 23, 2022 at 11:10
The way in which perceptions are subjective, involving biases, is what makes 'truth' unclear. I remember working and their being critical incidents. W...
September 23, 2022 at 11:04
The ideas of Chomsky are relevant. I have a book of selected writings by him on my shelf. So, thanks for referring to him, because I hadn't made the l...
September 23, 2022 at 10:53
The 'Pandemos' is an interesting read and the question of 'truth' was an area of concern amidst the pandemic, as there was so much conspiracy theories...
September 23, 2022 at 10:50
I guess that the concept of 'post-truth' is 'bullshit'. It may be about gossip and outright lies. Some newspapers contain accounts which are probably ...
September 23, 2022 at 10:31
I know that you believe in logic but to what extent is that the only basis for 'truth'? I am not dismissing logic and rationality, and I am not a comp...
September 22, 2022 at 22:10
The belief that some ideas are ultimately correct is one's point of view and establishing it universally is another matter entirely. Of course, there ...
September 22, 2022 at 22:06
Your post gave me a chance to clarify my own understanding of truth. I read Baggini's book several months ago and found it significant. However, I did...
September 22, 2022 at 21:08
I would say that values are based on what matters and how meaningful is constructed. It may be partly based on fantasy, as some underlying mythic cons...
September 22, 2022 at 20:55
As far as I can see, Jonathan Sacks doesn't come with a clear definition of the principle of truth. However, in my own reading, : the understanding of...
September 22, 2022 at 20:30
The whole interplay between gender and racism in power is important as well as the way in which stereotypes impact on life. This involves the concept ...
September 22, 2022 at 13:45
I am just also writing in response to your mention of thinking about gender in relation to race. It does seem that sexual inequality and racial inequa...
September 22, 2022 at 12:07
It does seem that the nature of gender has been exaggerated so much culturally. Of course, in animal kingdoms there is sexual performance, so some may...
September 22, 2022 at 11:53
I definitely agree that the hormonal explanations for gender are more important than ideas about reincarnation, which are purely speculative. There is...
September 22, 2022 at 11:48
The gender of the 'mind' is an interesting area. It partly goes back to the debate about physicalism and the question of the wiring of the brain and w...
September 21, 2022 at 17:04
The issue of puberty blockers presents a big challenge to people seeking them and those caring for them. The issue has been given a lot of coverage in...
September 21, 2022 at 16:39
It is questionable which people are in control, as having the 'tools for self-definition'? Is it the ones who conform happily to stereotypes or those ...
September 21, 2022 at 16:28
It does seem to me that hypersexualisation is an aspect of Western culture. The context of this may be important in understanding why people develop t...
September 21, 2022 at 12:50
Your query about why do men have nipples is that all people have rudimentary aspects of the opposite sex. Not only do men have nipples but some have n...
September 21, 2022 at 12:38
I am still logged on, so I am wondering about nudity and masculinity and femininity. There are codes of dress and performance based on attire, and som...
September 21, 2022 at 00:53
I am about to go to bed, because it is after 1.30 am. However, I don't know about the Golden Record of Voyager 11, so I would appreciate you elaborati...
September 21, 2022 at 00:39
Gender definitely begins with reproduction. There is the question as to where, or how far this goes, in relation to 'what one is'. The search for iden...
September 21, 2022 at 00:35
Ideas of the 'perfect' male and female may leave many feeling lacking. I am not sure about your claim about whether 'very few straight men are actuall...
September 21, 2022 at 00:24
I find it interesting that other species, other than humans, have gender as a form of performance. It does give rise to the essentialism of gender, as...
September 21, 2022 at 00:15
I would argue that it is a complex interplay of biology and meaning. Authenticity of identity is about social meanings and interpretations. How one pe...
September 20, 2022 at 23:08
If the meaning of my thread question is unclear, I would add that I am trying to explore the ideas around essentialism, relating to gender and sexuali...
September 20, 2022 at 22:34
Some may take the view that it is absurd to think about turning all possibilities into dreams. What may be important is how different are men and wome...
September 20, 2022 at 14:25
One interesting comparison is between gender identity disorder and body mysphorphic disorder. I have seen both in clinical practice. Body dysphmorphic...
September 20, 2022 at 13:50
You begin by speaking of respect for those with gender, but what you go on to say sounds like you think that by using chosen pronouns is collusion. Do...
September 20, 2022 at 13:42
I am not wishing to go to far with the comparison about pretending to be monkeys and we will see if Agent Smith has any thoughts. However, I am seriou...
September 19, 2022 at 14:18
Obviously, the comparison between human beings and monkeys with that of masculinity vs femininity doesn't work completely because it is about a differ...
September 19, 2022 at 13:58
It is likely that there have always been gender dysphoric people but that it was only with medical advances that the approach changed. Because people ...
September 17, 2022 at 14:29
I didn't know much about sex at age 5. Even when children told me 'the facts of life' at age 9, I refused to believe it until someone showed it writte...
September 17, 2022 at 11:01
The story is probably one which most people can relate to because it is so tragic and the person was male. It is not clear whether he committed suicid...
September 17, 2022 at 10:41