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OK, so to phrase it another way. What constitutes an "adult" in your opinion?
December 09, 2018 at 10:18
What is it about a society that engenders a prescriptive ethics (if you will) of what a functioning atomic unit of a personae constitutes an individua...
December 09, 2018 at 10:08
So, why is such a conception of human nature distilled into a simple matter of self-reliance? Can, I invoke the concept of "society" here without dure...
December 09, 2018 at 10:03
So, let's analyze that for the predominantly normative equilibrium of Westerners on this forum?
December 09, 2018 at 09:42
What does that mean?
December 09, 2018 at 09:34
Preparation for what? Efficiently?
December 09, 2018 at 09:31
Faith, does require that.
December 09, 2018 at 06:43
I see. Now, I am enlightened.
December 09, 2018 at 06:05
So, to talk about counterfactuals, we have definite descriptions that we can stipulate about over and over, Nixon is Nixon and Banno had cornflakes th...
December 09, 2018 at 05:00
I think we should adopt the term here from henceforth to dispell he metaphysically of what @"creativesoul" has been wallowing about/'Over.
December 09, 2018 at 04:48
Hey, @"Banno", what does Kripke have to say about "counterfactuals"?
December 09, 2018 at 04:30
Oh, okay. Sorry for the confusion.
December 09, 2018 at 02:22
I meant the default layout of the site, was voted on to remain as the way things are. When we voted on the issue it was about making the site categori...
December 09, 2018 at 02:18
Well, based on what has already been said and voted on, we reached a consensus that the forums shouldn't be categorized, although that feature is avai...
December 09, 2018 at 02:10
Impeachment will not prevail, as long as the economy is having such a huge rally. It's just a matter of finding the right candidate for the next perso...
December 09, 2018 at 01:49
I think this is spot on the dial. I agree that we should be more welcoming to various folk of all traditions. Since this site is composed of the major...
December 09, 2018 at 01:43
Shit is real. Now time to take my meds.
December 09, 2018 at 00:41
Whatever floats your boat.
December 08, 2018 at 23:57
Parade away!
December 08, 2018 at 23:56
That's the inner failed Stoic, turned Cynic for you.
December 08, 2018 at 23:55
Keep in behind closed doors, if you will...
December 08, 2018 at 23:54
I still don't get your love-hate relationship with our fellow Hanover. Boggles my mind. You two should find a room and parade away there.
December 08, 2018 at 23:52
Glad you are. That was the intent anyways.
December 08, 2018 at 23:48
Monkeys typing away, one day hoping to write the entirety of Hamlet could have done the same if not better.
December 08, 2018 at 23:47
I wish I did! Maybe someone could persuade @"Paul" to open source that database. He still has it. I doubt Porat or whoever was the accomplice on killi...
December 08, 2018 at 23:44
It's mostly undirected and haphazardous. Basically, disorganized.
December 08, 2018 at 23:42
How so?
December 08, 2018 at 23:40
I'll leave it at that then. I wonder what Banno thinks or if his views have changed since the old PF.
December 08, 2018 at 23:37
What's your take on willpower? You seem to have an abundance of it.
December 08, 2018 at 23:32
But, @"Banno" thinks the sentence in question has something to tell us about how we use language.
December 08, 2018 at 23:30
Someone depressed, anxious or what have you?
December 08, 2018 at 23:26
So, it's trifle irrelevancy? I hold the view that the sentence in mind has import towards the philosophy of language.
December 08, 2018 at 23:25
Then if we could start with a clean slate, how would you have commented on the superficial problem that that sentence poses in your view?
December 08, 2018 at 23:23
How do you overcome the perception that a person has an inadequacy or failure towards better mental health?
December 08, 2018 at 23:22
But, what if one is unable to take care of themselves? Doesn't this complicate the issue?
December 08, 2018 at 23:18
But, if the sentence, "I love you more than words can say." is self-referential although indirectly, then it's a philosophical issue, no?
December 08, 2018 at 23:17
So, your take is that responsibility is the issue here?
December 08, 2018 at 23:15
@"unenlightened", may I ask for your input on the matter?
December 08, 2018 at 23:12
Oh dear, well thanks for replying. How would you explain the way we learn 'helplessness'? What's your theory?
December 08, 2018 at 23:08
Well, I'm under the impression that the meaning in "I love you more than words can say." is extra-syntactic. The map is not the territory; but, I've a...
December 08, 2018 at 19:43
They exist in a Meinongian jungle! :grin:
December 08, 2018 at 19:38
Sorry to hear. Hope you might change your mind. The book is definitely enlightening.
December 08, 2018 at 19:21
How does that alter its meaning?
December 08, 2018 at 19:15
But, we're talking about emotions and intent. Is this another case of having a huge giant beetle in a box, and saying that it is so awesome to have?
December 08, 2018 at 19:14
I don't know where to begin! I'll wait patiently on when others have had time to address the paper.
December 08, 2018 at 18:57
Yes.
December 08, 2018 at 06:32
Because intentionality is the referent for meaning to obtain?
December 08, 2018 at 06:30
According to what I've read, yes. Most certainly.
December 08, 2018 at 06:10
Here's a useful commentary.
December 08, 2018 at 06:06
Here's what I have found: http://strangebeautiful.com/other-texts/kant-first-critique-cambridge.pdf Translation by PAUL GUYER University of Pennsylvan...
December 08, 2018 at 06:02