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I posted this on a CNN news feed earlier this week and it hit the top comment for a while, so I'd thought I wanted as whether the vetting process shou...
June 25, 2018 at 09:33
Happy birthday Bob.
June 25, 2018 at 09:13
Didn't mean to imply anything by that comment. I'm just enjoying the show.
June 25, 2018 at 09:11
If anyone else ever gets banned due to this discussion, a proper 'we welcome you back if you alter your views slightly' would be pretty cool. :cool:
June 25, 2018 at 09:06
Well, he does use: "existent atomic facts", so I'm not sure what he means by "existent/bestehenden" or "nonexistent/Nichtbestehen". So, again the issu...
June 25, 2018 at 08:07
So, this post might help a little more when thinking about the world and reality even deeper: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/190476...
June 25, 2018 at 06:46
I think you highlighted my point here. Since, psychology is about people and their inner workings, isnt the case of exploitation of psychology for wha...
June 25, 2018 at 06:41
Here's me hoping: :sweat:
June 25, 2018 at 06:39
The plot thickens. I'm going to refer to "gleichsam" analogically as "manner and form" here (jumping ahead a little): Yes, but it's one and the same t...
June 25, 2018 at 06:37
How do you reconcile the above notion with a solipsistic entity, which I have come to understand that we are to some degree? For example, you can asse...
June 25, 2018 at 06:03
Yes, and those atomic facts and their relations are what make up the actual world. Me picturing them as possible states of affairs is what constitutes...
June 25, 2018 at 05:38
So, I think the gist of the whole issue resides in the following propositions: 2.012 In logic nothing is accidental: if a thing can occur in an atomic...
June 25, 2018 at 05:05
Just out of courtesy. I'll get back with a more detailed post tomorrow or later today. Might take a while. But if you read the Max Black post I refere...
June 25, 2018 at 04:28
@"Srap Tasmaner", do you want me to post a question to the Quora community about this whole issue about obtaining or not in reality of Sachlagen vs Sa...
June 25, 2018 at 04:06
I digress. Just was my sentiment about what I think has happened to psychology.
June 25, 2018 at 02:16
https://www.quora.com/What-is-Wittgenstein-s-Logical-Space http://www.blackwellreference.com/public/tocnode?id=g9780631185376_chunk_g978063118537614_s...
June 25, 2018 at 01:30
I'm just unhappy with how we go about educating people about psychology. It seems on face value to treat psychology as a science (to be exploited for ...
June 25, 2018 at 01:10
So, what does that make psychology? It seems to me that the differences are only made apparent if psychology is used as some means to and end (the pro...
June 25, 2018 at 01:06
Can you provide a causal link between the two? If what you're saying is just that psychology is being exploited to the demands of the economy, then I ...
June 25, 2018 at 01:00
Yeah, we have an over-representation of hippies on this forum. : - )) I guess I'm berating the fact that hippies conformed after all, I mean how could...
June 24, 2018 at 10:07
Fortunately enough I lived abroad for quite some time to have a template against which I can compare these insidious gaslighting or propagandist mind ...
June 24, 2018 at 09:17
Yes, I encountered his name in a documentary suggested hereabouts called The Century of the Self by Adam Curtis. It was eye opening and I figure can s...
June 24, 2018 at 09:13
I'm under the impression that the world is the totality of facts and reality is the totality of those facts and states of affairs. I'm gonna leave thi...
June 24, 2018 at 07:34
See: https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/190055 It jumps ahead a little but illustrates my trifle...
June 24, 2018 at 07:15
I get what you're saying; but, I suppose if we want to talk about these propositions, then some understanding of logical atomism is necessary. And, gi...
June 24, 2018 at 06:45
Yeah, I feel that it inevitably leads us to address Logical Atomism and how Wittgenstein's views differed from Russell. You can find more info here: h...
June 24, 2018 at 05:51
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_atomism#Wittgenstein's_principles
June 24, 2018 at 05:40
I think this needs to be expanded a little more, although I agree with it. Yeah, so again, how does it obtain in reality, not the world. Also, this mi...
June 24, 2018 at 05:31
These vibes are just too real: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTT9nY5S7YU
June 24, 2018 at 05:02
I was thinking more along the lines of it being math and physics manifest in reality through technology, as off as that sounds, which is just assertin...
June 24, 2018 at 04:36
What do you think about technology being a 'third arm' of our evolution as a species? Just a welcome question...
June 24, 2018 at 03:18
I'm just going to pause and wait until @"mcdoodle" makes an appearance. I'm still waiting for his input on the first segment that we are covering.
June 23, 2018 at 22:52
My gauge of progress is what has been learned over and above what was initially known about some proposition or the general gist of an overarching the...
June 23, 2018 at 22:48
What do you mean?
June 23, 2018 at 22:46
I think it would be a good idea that upon agreeing on completion of each segment that we pause and summarize what has been covered to address any ling...
June 23, 2018 at 21:55
Don't be and feel free to chime in whenever you want. I don't think there's any detriment if you bring up questions we already tried to cover. In fact...
June 23, 2018 at 21:44
I don't understand. Are you unhappy with how things are being handled thus far? If so let me know what would you like for me to change in the manner w...
June 23, 2018 at 13:02
This might help:
June 23, 2018 at 10:08
He's been banned.
June 23, 2018 at 09:41
I actually sent an e-mail to Professor Jeff Speaks about this issue. I'll post what he has to say about it if he replies. I also sent an e-mail to Pro...
June 23, 2018 at 09:34
As we go along you might find these useful: Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Jeff Speaks Wittgenstein on logical form and the nature o...
June 23, 2018 at 09:26
OK, then bed it is.
June 23, 2018 at 08:13
Ooo, do go on...
June 23, 2018 at 08:10
Sleepy sleep. Gnite @"Noble Dust". Time to entertain some self generated content. I'm a Puritan in my dreams too. Haha
June 23, 2018 at 08:08
So, I was playing League, and someone said after a bad match, upon being told "gg" (good game) at the end; "Don't sh*t on me and tell me it's raining....
June 23, 2018 at 07:28
Yeah, I think it's the right thing to do, thanks.
June 23, 2018 at 07:06
Well, I give all my money to my mother, so there's an element of selflessness in the whole picture. We live in a neighborhood where the average househ...
June 23, 2018 at 06:51
Cuz, I've positioned myself and the welfare of my mother on being able to receive benefits, I get SSI and my mom gets benefits for taking care of me f...
June 23, 2018 at 06:28
Don't fall into the same hole I'm in mate. I can't even change my mind now.
June 23, 2018 at 06:08
How's life going for you?
June 23, 2018 at 05:46