Cartesian trigger-puppets

It’s not that it’s impossible for a persons character or motive to matter when regarding their argument. They could be arguing ABOUT their character o...

We use premises that we believe are true. All arguments run back to fundamental presuppositions or axioms. If you take issue with a premise, I am happ...

Perhaps it’s more the norm in philosophy, but I’m talking about the rest of the world. Why don’t they in politics?

It seems apparent that different groups (generations, cultures, classes, etc.) associate different things to gender. For example, older generations te...

Between all social groups including but not limited to ethnicity.

It is, indeed, very difficult to convey a general sense for gender or sex. When I speak of women, In the context of gender, I’m referring to a human b...

I don’t believe so, since the aim in medicine is to maximize health and well-being, without necessarily committing to views such as “One ought to be h...

I used “women” because it is a notoriously difficult term to define, thus a good example to portray how complicated definitions can become. In case yo...

Regarding definitions, Im saying one ought not be required to provide a definition for a term so long as they convey what the term means. Definitions ...

I actually don’t think definitions need be a requisite, though they are useful insofar as they capture the standard meaning of a term. I try to avoid ...

Im confused… Is the debate proposition not “Humanities and social sciences are no longer useful in academia”? You don’t seem to be explicitly affirmin...

What are your thoughts regarding my concerns with the lack of clarity here in the forum? Was I able to articulate my concerns in a clear enough manner...

I presumed as much. I only mentioned a few of the alternative types of sentences which express non-propositional statements to provide an example show...

Just out of curiosity, was your intention simply just to inform me that only declaratives are considered in prop logic? Or was your intention to launc...

Im am aware. Only interested in statements which are truth apt (i.e., propositional). I was only offering a possible distinction between statements an...

You have a better understanding of logic than I do, but I seem to run into more problems related to clarity. Like, introducing terms without providing...

Im not saying anti-natalism is false, btw. I just don’t understand your argument for it. A clear conveyance or definition for each term your introduci...

Your not tracking. Im asking about the conditions (necessary or sufficient) required to be considered innocent. You keep asserting “yeah it’s sufficie...

Another empty accusation. Which statement are you referring to? Whats the problem with it? Id be prepared to provide an argument to substantiate your ...

I can’t grant innocence because I don’t understand how you are determining or evaluating it. Im agnostic pending conceptual analysis. As far as i can ...

First of all, your just now introducing ‘freely’ into the discussion. That was not included in your statements that i was attempting to understand. Se...

If you follow your statements in bold, my representation is at least compatible with your argument (e.g., “They are innocent because they haven’t done...

Attempt to represent your antinatalist argument. First, attempt to clarify the meaning of key terms. I understand antinatalism as a view committed to ...

I think we agree, then. I can’t imagine what stance independent badness with regards to suffering would be. And by adding the qualifier ‘(gratuitous) ...

If you can’t reproduce your interlocutors question, then it is foolish to think that you have answered it.

Depends on what you mean by ‘real.’ I believe the common meaning would be something like ‘actually existing rather than imagined’ but there are many d...

Promises are stance dependent Electrons are empirical Snowflakes are empirical Inferences are stance dependent Mustaches are empirical

Im a realist with regard to the general color of the sky in the daytime. Im not a realist with regard to some stance independent goodness or badness c...

Are you saying that murder is wrong by definition or wrong by an established standard? Then your meaning is just an abidance of said standard, or by d...

Facts imply evidence based. Could you substantiate?

Depends on what you mean by truth. And what normative/moral terms mean on a realist construal.

Are you just unable to convey your meaning? If so, that’s fine.

I need to understand the meaning of a term in order to make sense of a statement using it, don’t you? I appreciate the problem of defining moral terms...

I just want you to convey your meaning as I have. If you asked my meaning for the word ‘car’ and I gave you ‘automobile’ it would be analytically true...

You seem to use ‘tautology’ synonymously with ‘necessary’ byw. If that was you earlier. Im working and only have moments to respond, sorry.

Note: Im not asking for a definition, but your meaning. That definition uses synonyms and is therefore tautologous, so yeah, I of course accept it, bu...

If you have a different concept for a term we are using in a statement, then I need you to convey your meaning so that I can assess whether or not the...

I just want to know what it you mean by it. God said it’s wrong is stance dependent. It depends upon the desires if God in that case. In order to acce...

What concept is it that ‘wrong’ refers to? I have the concept for my view (to desires or standards: like the desire for pleasure or the standard rules...

Could you reproduce my question?

Do you not understand my question, or are you being evasive? This conversation keeps getting off track.

Are you saying that my original question (what does it mean when realists use normative/moral terms?) is loaded?

When you say the word ‘tree,’ presumably, what it is that your language is trying to do is to capture and transmit the conceptual information pertaini...

I want to know what terms like ‘good’ ‘bad’ mean to a realist, if not being used in a stance dependent (relative to the desires of an agent or an esta...

Either it is subjective (mind dependent) or objective (mind independent) like your tree. On a realist construal, moral good and bad are things of the ...

This is not a tautology? Im asking what is the meaning (metaethics) of good or bad (right or wrong). You respond with a tautological argument. Look, y...

Im not justifying norms. Im asking what moral or normative terms mean on a realist construal.

I just rearranged your statement so to make it clear that it was tautological. That is not my view.

atoms and void? Democritus? Yeah, i don’t understand.

What is it our language is attempting to capture? Whats the referent? That answer is a tautology (essentially): Shoplifting is wrong because we use th...