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can the way a radically different idea is presented optimize the process of accommodation on the receiver's end? [closed]
when conveying a new idea known to be radically differ from the 'receivers' existing schemas, thus, more likely to be successfully processed by accommodation vs assimilation, are there certain ways to ...
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Is Rule-Based Machine Learning an Example of Inductive Logic in the Philosophical Sense?
Human beings are capable of deciding upon rules based on intuitions and observations their neurons presumably provide (certainly metaphysical presumptuous). According to WP, this is inductive ...
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Flawed Thinking -> Thinking Clearly. Metacognitve approaches to change the way we we think?
Flawed thinking -> Flawed Understanding -> Flawed Conclusions (1)
Flawed thinking -> Flawed application of concepts. (2)
(1) and (2) -> Inability to solve a Novel problem even if you have ...
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How to read philosophy papers and articles more efficiently (especially for research purposes)?
Very often philosophy papers/articles/essays by some influential contemporary philosophers do not have an abstract/introduction/synopsis. Some articles, such as a recorded talk given by the author at ...
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Is Stanford encyclopedia of philosophy a good place for beginners?
I have always been told that SEP is good place to start for any unfamiliar philosophical topic. However, I feel that many of its articles are too academic and unfriendly. One entry always leads to ...
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Are there any materials for the self-teaching of mathematical logic？
I want to learn something about mathematical logic just for further analytical philosophy studying，then how far should I learn mathematical logic? Are there any study materials with great mathematical ...
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Where can I find good place to obtain philosophy articles, journals, and books for free?
Where can I find a good place to obtain philosophy articles, journals, and books for free?
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Why do people read the original works in some fields, such as political philosophy, but not in other fields, such as biology? [closed]
The more time I spent on this, the more I feel there isn't a simple answer to this question.
In some fields, such as political philosophy, students are encouraged to read the original works such as ...
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Review of Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Content
Although it calls itself an encyclopedia, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a collection of articles in varying formats (expository, historical, literature reviews, lecture-style). I am ...
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How do we learn a subject which we know nothing about? [closed]
Recently I wanted to report on a certain social issue which was going on in my community. The problem I encountered was that there was a mass load of information and I didn't understand how to ...
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Which discipline of philosophy is most interested and relevant to studying the nature of change?
Often as a beginner, I wonder: who studies this idea?
Is there a body of literature on 'change', and if so, which discipline of philosophy is most interested in the nature of 'change' and truths ...
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Why is a well-understood theory easier to understand, and does this answer the question "Why is older philosophy 'easier' to understand"?
I know the question sounds weird, so I'll bring an example coming from my field: mathematics.
One of the greatest mathematicians of all time is Gauss. One of his results is the "Remarkable ...
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Why do many attach great significance to having read the original writings by philosophers?
Many of my conversations go like this. I express an opinion on a philosopher, and my friends ask, have you read the original work? I say no, but I have read many discussions and interpretations by ...
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What did Confucius mean by reflection and imitation?
Confucius said that there are 3 methods to learn wisdom: by imitation, experience and reflection.
Experience is clear, what about imitation and the most unclear - reflection?
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How to make sense of philosophical text that might seem like "nonsense" but isn't?
I am reading the work of Jean Baudrillard. Some of his ideas "feels" right: they make sense to me in a weird way, but I can't get deeper because I can't understand most of what I read. Take ...
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