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Can the law of non-contradiction exist without the law of identity?

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Should entities only percievable through microscopes be considered unobservables?

asked Jun 14 at 20:48

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How does the direct realist explain illusions like the Müller-Lyer illusion?

asked May 30 at 10:39

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Why should I not believe there are true contradictions?

asked May 5 at 18:55

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Does ontological commitment to unobservables in science give one ontological commitment to causality?

asked Mar 26 at 16:57

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How does Gödel’s encoding of mathematical statements into natural numbers enable self-referential propositions?

asked Feb 4 at 9:08

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What's the difference between saying everything is made from mental substance and everything is made from physical substance?

asked May 1 at 22:31

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How does the direct realist explain perception without sense-data?

asked Mar 31 at 19:28

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Does direct realism rely on colour realism?

asked Jul 18 at 0:56

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How do ethical intuitionists avoid relativism?

asked Jun 10 at 15:07

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8 answers

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Why would private property be considered less valid than personal property?

asked Feb 5 at 19:27

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1 answer

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How does the quasi-realist claim that the claim to moral mind-independence is a moral claim work?

asked Jan 21 at 20:41

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2 answers

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Why were the founders of quantum mechanics idealists?

asked Jan 25 at 17:52

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1 answer

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Are instrumental norms supposed to be taken literally?

asked Apr 1 at 19:35

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Do companions in guilt arguments wrongly assign the burden of proof to the antirealist?

asked Dec 20, 2023 at 13:21

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Should animals be ethically considered?

asked Dec 22, 2023 at 20:41

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Is psychological egoism, or some other descriptive theory about some inescapable pattern of human nature, compatible with normativity?

asked Dec 22, 2023 at 23:23

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Are causal anti-realism and metaphysical realism compatible?

asked Jan 2 at 20:36

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1 answer

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Under Marx's Labour Theory of Value, does the amount of utility in use-value affect the value?

asked Jan 20 at 14:38

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1 answer

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Why would the ideal observer make moral judgements?

asked Apr 6 at 13:28

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Why are most utilitarians not eugenicists?

asked May 17 at 7:04

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How does utilitarianism deal with threats to others which depend on your actions?

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22 Questions

Can the law of non-contradiction exist without the law of identity?

Should entities only percievable through microscopes be considered unobservables?

How does the direct realist explain illusions like the Müller-Lyer illusion?

Why should I not believe there are true contradictions?

Does ontological commitment to unobservables in science give one ontological commitment to causality?

How does Gödel’s encoding of mathematical statements into natural numbers enable self-referential propositions?

What's the difference between saying everything is made from mental substance and everything is made from physical substance?

How does the direct realist explain perception without sense-data?

Does direct realism rely on colour realism?

How do ethical intuitionists avoid relativism?

Why would private property be considered less valid than personal property?

How does the quasi-realist claim that the claim to moral mind-independence is a moral claim work?

Why were the founders of quantum mechanics idealists?

Are instrumental norms supposed to be taken literally?

Do companions in guilt arguments wrongly assign the burden of proof to the antirealist?

Should animals be ethically considered?

Is psychological egoism, or some other descriptive theory about some inescapable pattern of human nature, compatible with normativity?

Are causal anti-realism and metaphysical realism compatible?

Under Marx's Labour Theory of Value, does the amount of utility in use-value affect the value?

Why would the ideal observer make moral judgements?

Why are most utilitarians not eugenicists?

How does utilitarianism deal with threats to others which depend on your actions?