Can beliefs be delusional or borderline psychotic? Surely... I don't really know what else to say that wouldn't sound Platonic. I mean, that, to desir...
It's funny to see that the central question of the title stated hasn't been addressed. Here it goes again with a little more, In what sense does Santa...
Just to spark some discussion, I do concede that in some instances becoming something that you are not may be a better alternative than being, for exa...
On a close examination, would you assert that Santa alone exists as the sum total of descriptions that we have assigned to him? Such as the the man th...
No, that's not the point here. What I'm referring to is the fact that Pegasus or Santa doesn't exist in the world, maybe perhaps Meinongs jungle, but ...
Yes. Is it? I don't think Santa qualifies in the domain of discourse as an individual. Yet, we can instantiate him freely in movies, towards children ...
Clearly language goes on holiday whenever we try and actually do that kind of stuff. What are your thoughts about instantiation and ontological ascrip...
My belief is later stated in the OP, that somehow through language we can ascribe ontological placeholders to fictional entities such as Pegasus or Sa...
If you don't mind there's some kind of issue I raised in my recent other thread that has import here if you don't mind me presenting. Such as the the ...
Yes, well little to argue about Moore's two hands example. In a manner, wouldn't further doubt or doubt at all beg the question or are we just being u...
AT the very least, it seems to me to be a stance or position to assume towards certain questions in life. Such as questions about God or existential c...
Sometimes I still get that feeling that I need to just become more mature. Of course, @"Bitter Crank" is the most mature hereabouts. Or even @"unenlig...
Ah, I have the opportunity to comment on that, given my grandiose notions of personal maturity in my ever more amazing life. See below what I used to ...
I think the Benthamites are even closer to the idea that Britain influenced the United States. Russell notes that Darwinism and Socialism arose from t...
Took a mental picture yesterday. Just sharing in case you also think I have a beautiful mind. https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/m...
Just some passing thoughts that have been on my mind as to utilitarianism is that the greatest happiness principle seems to have been subterfuged to t...
I had a brainfart and forgot to mention that ethics inside of utilitarianism is devoid of personal bias and judgement. Anyway, getting back to the OP,...
But, it seems that these things tend to take care of themselves, no? I mean, I gave an example of game theory assigning values to outcomes that are de...
Much to your surprise, I find it somewhat puzzling that when it comes to the calculus of utility, that the only question (according to utilitarianism)...
What I mean is that when devising a calculus, the process of assigning values on qualitative outcomes demands an ethical framework to designate those ...
There is a fundamental dilemma here about utilitarianism having a criteria upon which one can assign values onto consequentialist outcomes of behavior...
I would show you my bank account if I could; but, that's like going to a public bathroom to show your dick in front of the pisuar, completely pointles...
I'm actually considering reaching out to Paul to refloat the old PF, and see how that goes, and finance it. I had some ideas of paying the moderators ...
Thanks for the input and reply to my question. I suppose we can only speak for ourselves, and what you would so seems like a little modification in yo...
I believe that is something he advocates openly in the Ethics. It's been a while since I've read Aristotle and I'm quoting from Russell's - History of...
Why has Plato influenced so many people so fundamentally; but, yet, his greatest aspiration was never applied in practice of there arising a philosoph...
Yes, well. Plato wrote about Spartan society mainly, which the Greeks looked in very high regard. However, Aristotle wrote about a way of personifying...
How true that this happened so much towards Plato when assimilating his views of the soul into Christianity! And, sadly, the philosopher king was neve...
In the summary of the Nicomachean Ethics that I'm reading from Bertrand Russell's perspective it's said that Aristotle maintained a view in accordance...
I don't think it can be persuasively argued on until there are other motivations other than profits, value, or expenses. Markets adhere by a common ag...
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