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What are the main terms and their (relatively) proper definitions that a beginner in metaphysics/philosophy should know of?
I've recently come across many intelligent individuals in the field of metaphysics. Their intellectual prowess impressed me; since their field of expertise informs all other fields, they demonstrated ...
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How strong is the argument for quantum mind theory?
I know little about philosophy and I've been reading into consciousness. From an uneducated view, David Pearce's argument seems strong.
https://www.biointelligence-explosion.com/parable.html
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The Likelyhood Principle and Baysean Statistics
I am reading Kotzen's paper Selection Bias in Likelihood Arguments.
The author takes the following principle as a starting point:
I'm confused as to how to formalize this notion in terms of Bayesian ...
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Location of the sky (universe) according to Aristotle
Aristotle wrote in his Physics:
The earth is in the water, the water is in the air, the air is in the
ether, the ether is in the sky, and the sky is no longer in anything
else.
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Why does this explanation seem wrong?
I am thinking about the differences between explanation and argumentation, and i have come across this example which i just can't seem to understand.
Conversation A (Request for explanation):
Speaker:...
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Why isn't this an argument?
This argument was in Critical Thinking by Moore and Parker.
I think God exists, because I was raised a Baptist.
The book states that this wasn't an argument because it just stated a reason for why ...
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Are there philosophical problems for which there's only a trivial solution?
I can't really think of a philosophical example, but in mathematics, it would be something like 'find the x where f(x) = 0 given that f(x) = x', and the solution would be 'x = 0', which is trivial. Is ...
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Refutation of a Nietzschanian Argument
Soon I will have to debate about Nietzsche and I have to contradict a thesis that he supported. The thesis is: The essence of a force is to be in relationship with other forces. I think this has to do ...
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Is metaphysics justified in its conclusions?
I'm curious of the modern meta-philosophical viewpoints on metaphysical knowledge. That is, is it possible for arm-chair theorizing or rational pure thought alone to gain true knowledge about any ...
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Why are French postmodern philosophers (like Baudrillard) so hard to read/understand?
I've read my fair share of philosophers. Now I won't say that proper philosophical texts are ever easy to understand, but it seems that French postmodern philosophers like Baudrillard are extremely ...
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How have philosophers tried to argue for qualia?
What is the difference between the intuition that there is something it is like, qualitative experience, and faith in it?
Is it possible to convince someone who doesn't believe there is something it ...
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How does one differentiate epistemological and ontological claims?
I'm taking an introductory philosophy course and I find it fascinating. I can't really figure out an assignment though because I'm a bit foggy on what the difference between ontological and ...
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