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Is Martin Scorsese guilty of no true scotsman?
Genuine Question: When Martin Scorsese criticised the Marvel Cinematic Universe and directly said that they were theme parks not cinema, was that an example of the no true Scotsman fallacy?
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Help understanding deductive arguments
I am currently finding it hard to understand deductive arguments. I am taking a module called 'Effective Reasoning'. I've been finding it so hard to understand some things (as simple as this).
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What's the role of certainty in discussions about philosophical positions?
Karl Popper was one of the twentieth century’s preeminent philosophers of science. He was an avowed realist who was dedicated to the correspondence theory of truth. In his seventh decade of life, ...
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Is there any way disputes over a knowledge claim due to different interpretations of data can be resolved?
I'm quite stumped as to how to answer the question because it would be rather difficult to correct the interpretations of others...
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Does the Knowledge argument refute physicalism?
Is there any research that disproves Jackson's three premises?
Is there any research which argues that Mary does not learn all the physical facts whilst in the room, because experience itself ...
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Law of Contrapositives?
The Law of Contrapositives states that if a conditional statement is true, then it's contrapositive will also be true. I can easily see this works through example conditional statements, but why does ...
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Why are some communication failures regarded as important opinions in philosophy?
As a newbie here (though not on SO or on the net before that) I am surprised at the number of questions about what some philosopher meant.
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Could 'ought' be defined as sentimentalism?
The traditional definition of ought is "moral obligation" as defined by multiple online dictionaries. Some authors, like Harris, have defined ought as maximizing expected well being (a fancy way of ...
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How can I solve my contradictory thoughts about the relevance of human knowledge?
I have been thinking about how much we can know and more importantly: which knowledge should be relevant to us? First I will explain my thoughts to you. They will end in a questionable conclusion for ...
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