How can one expect otherwise? It's not pretty - in fact, it's likely of the highest criminal tier imaginable, to profit from war. There is an argument...
Depends on one's interest. Interesting to note nobody chose "metaphysics", which can't be right on a forum of this size. I think the example of Whiteh...
Just saw this, but have to say excellent post. Clear and interesting. Would be nice to have decent mathematical skills to delve into this topic with m...
Good question, I suppose I'd currently say I'm a "skeptical realist". There are many flavors of skepticism, from Pyrrhonian to "mitigated skepticism",...
It may now be a cliche, and these, we are told, should be avoided. Nonetheless, I think they apply to those of us who resonate with them. Although the...
I can also argue that the source of my experience arises from the movement of my index finger. Doesn't mean it's true, much less that such statements ...
Damn man, I actually find it quite intuitive! :rofl: Maybe because I agree with what he's saying. Probably Art Hobson's Tales of the Quantum may merit...
Forget it, the gig is up - too many superb sources being called ideologues or whatever. And what, they think the New York Times or whatever establishm...
As we have advanced in our knowledge of the world, our vocabularies change to reflect that change. Thus, what was once considered the soul, can now be...
Not to mention the creation of small circle of cliques of similar minded people who go around saying the same thing to each other in different setting...
Fair enough. It's kind of the only label I identify with comfortably, but I do recognize that McGinn is not for everybody - he can be too opinionated ...
I wonder what you would make of this blog entry by Colin McGinn. It's quite short. Does he have a point, or is it not even wrong? https://www.colinmcg...
The idea is to go beyond what is often said to be the beginning of a philosophical journey or adventure, which is that philosophy begins in wonder. I ...
Actually, Locke was one of the first philosophers (one of them, not the first one) to speak about consciousness, and he does so, several times in the ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKLU5k78IMA Sometimes I take a left When everything is right And I can see the road When I turn out the light I sleep ...
I suppose that I should also mention that this so called "hard problem" was already well-known to John Locke, and I think his answers or musings, if y...
I didn't end up staying in academia, but technically I am one. Afraid I can't answer most of your questions, with perhaps the exception of some aspect...
I think that the thought behind this is that the end justifies the means, so that who cares if a "hypocrite" state (and all powerful states are simila...
Yes. It's easy to pick out one person and blame all the evils on the world on that person. And sure enough, he is a despicable thug. But what makes an...
I was skimming a book the other day, Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz, in which she says something to the effect of (I don't have it with me at this very...
Sure and as you know, I agree with the sources you post, they tend to be the same ones I use. However, it must be pointed out, that in areas of intern...
He went out to the garden. Silence. A whistling in the distance, louder as it morphs into a howl. My shadow on the floor shows the sun above quickly b...
Fantastic! I really do hope he goes back to his more magical aspects found in Kakfa on the Shore and Dance Dance Dance. I have his latest book Killing...
One should bear in mind that what we do when we discuss metaphysics is not what Aristotle had in mind when he was discussing his views. He was interes...
If there is an existing thread where the topic can be discussed, that's fine with me. But I'm not interested enough in the topic (at the moment), to s...
If I talk about redness, I am talking about an aspect of the experience, which includes other factors such as smell, sound, distance, etc. Though I us...
It's kind of futile. I agree with your correct characterization. If people want to feel morally righteous with people that lived 400 years ago, that t...
Sure. And what's a bit ironic is that if you look at modern physics, say, quantum physics, it does look rather ghostly and weird. Yeah I can see how D...
Correct, but it was Descartes who was more influential, up to Newton he was considered a scientist of the highest order. Spinoza's fame was different,...
That's right. Though a distinction is drawn as you note: the principles of body were well understood, according to Descartes and the Cartesians. The m...
You mean to say Descartes' conception of body. For Descartes the mind and creativity could not be explained by materialism. Dennett on the contrary th...
Agreed. Descartes is very often ridiculed in pop-science books, and sometimes even in philosophy. I think it's quite an ignorant view, because for one...
The issue with Descartes is muddy. Many of his statements appear to show he thought of animals as mere automatons. But there are other passages which ...
https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/ 90 seconds to midnight. The closest it's ever been. Posted by people who are not idiots by the way. This canno...
:rofl: I don't know man, it's kind of like sure, that's fine use cartoons if you want, no problem. But then you have people complaining that these peo...
Do cars owe us anything or calculators or laptops or fans? Until we can find a way to show that other people are actually conscious - as opposed to as...
The extent of usage and the nature of the porn viewed is probably of significant importance. One cannot pretend that male horniness, especially when b...
Better question would be why don't we make them? There are so many ways one can do something wrong (not limited to moral choices), but very few ways t...
In no particular order: Mulholland Drive Pulp Fiction Goodfellas Airplane! Oldboy (Korean version) The Matrix Dr. Strangelove Lost in Translation The ...
I'm mostly talking about physics and aspects of astronomy. Not biology or stuff that's even more complex than that. I'd say that there are parts of as...
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