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Why don't fair coin tosses add up? Is the gambler's fallacy really valid?
philosophy-of-mathematics
probability
asked Dec 13, 2015 at 19:30
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Why do revolutions "eat their own?" What is the sociological dynamic here?
french-revolution
revolution
reference
theoretical-history
ideology
asked Sep 6, 2020 at 20:44
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Are all paradoxes reducible to one "fundamental" paradox?
logic
reference-request
paradox
asked Sep 21, 2015 at 18:06
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In what fundamental ways, if any, does Husserl break with Kant?
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philosophy-of-mind
kant
knowledge
husserl
asked Apr 8, 2016 at 16:14
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Is a "fair coin toss" a logical contradiction?
metaphysics
philosophy-of-mathematics
probability
asked Dec 14, 2015 at 15:39
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Why did Helots fight alongside Spartans?
ancient-greece
slavery
sparta
asked Dec 5, 2015 at 17:39
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What is the difference between identity and equivalence?
logic
metaphysics
philosophy-of-mathematics
reference-request
asked Nov 26, 2015 at 4:19
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Can absence of inflation be accounted for by a reconfigured class structure?
finance
labor-economics
inflation
federal-reserve
asked Nov 13, 2015 at 21:11
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Are There Any Hegelian Approaches to Modern Physics?
philosophy-of-science
reference-request
physics
hegel
asked Feb 5, 2021 at 18:31
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What three "accessible" works of analytical philosophy would you assign?
reference-request
history-of-philosophy
analytic-philosophy
asked Oct 27, 2015 at 16:11
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How can an uneducated but rational person differentiate between science and religion?
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How does the theory of evolution make it less likely that the world is designed?
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What does Schopenhauer mean by 'A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants'?
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What is this fallacy: “Expecting something to continue just because it has never stopped”
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Can religion be considered obsolete?
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Can belief in science be considered a form of theism?
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What are the foundations of philosophy?
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When did philosophers decide philosophy was not useful, and why?
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Are there philosophical theories that are either confirmed or refuted by the majority of experts?
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On what grounds can a democratic state prohibit pornography?
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Why did Marcus Aurelius reproach rhetoric and poetry?
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If you have won the trust of an illegal immigrant, is it ethical to turn him/her over to the authorities?
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Why is John Rawls taken more seriously than Ayn Rand?
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How can one argue against income inequality while defending achievement and expertise inequality - beyond invoking Rawls' difference principle?
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On Atheists who are sympathetic to religion?
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Is it ever possible to objectively state that a piece of music or film, or a genre, is better, or more artistically valid than another?
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Was Hegel a major influence in analytic philosophy?
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Can Suicide be Rational?
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Is it a fallacy to say that a sane person cannot apply rational thought to the motivations of the insane?
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Is any aspect of the supernatural testable? What level of proof is possible for the supernatural?
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Is there any Ancient Greek philosopher that we know came from an underprivileged background?
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Possible reason for the exponential development of Mathematics
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When people say I need evidence to believe in God, what constitutes 'evidence'?
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Nazism & ISIS and the misinterpretation of ideologies?
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6
What is a straight line?
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What epistemic principle allows us to be certain that highly improbable events will never occur in real life?
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In what realm do mathematics objects exist according to Platonists?
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If all work is automated, what will humans be able to do?
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Is there something to theory as theory is practice?
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Is There a Paradox of Self-Observation?
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