Philosophy

by Roger Penney, Jan 31, 2008

A eulogy on the subject of wisdom. It contains some small attempt to explain the ups and downs of the life of philosophy.

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Two Fundamental Flaws with Searle’s Chinese Room Thought Experiment in Minds, Brains, and Science.

by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 31, 2008

Two fundamental flaws in Searle’s argument for his Chinese Room thought experiment, showing that, as a consequence, it fails to raise significant doubts about functionalism.

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Mill’s Utilitarianism Compared to Kantian Ethical Theory

by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 31, 2008

How would Mill and Kant respond to the following question: “Is it better to be good or to do good?” What reasons could each give in support of the method of ethics he adopts?

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On Presentism and History

by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 31, 2008

The Argument from History against presentism rests upon a fundamental misconception of Prior’s position, and Prior’s version of presentism emerges from the historical argument essentially unscathed.

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Five Ancient Philosophers You Need to Know

by Curiouser, Jan 30, 2008

The history of philosophy is the history of humanity’s thought, and each subsequent thinker builds on those before him. So, when you wonder why we are the way we are today, you must look to the past for answers. Who has shaped who we are in the West?

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The Morality of War

by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 30, 2008

In the second chapter of The Morality of War, Brian Orend argues that a state forfeits its rights if it has committed an act of aggression against another state. However, Orend begs the question in the argument he uses to justify this stipulation. Fortunately for Orend’s theory, however, we can find sufficient justification for it elsewhere in the chapter.

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On Systematically Misleading Expressions

by Nearly Anonymous, Jan 30, 2008

Far from duly rejecting the discipline of philosophy as unnecessary, overly complicated, and endarkening, however, we may instead use Ryle’s argument as a stepping stone towards understanding not only the form of logic, but also the incredible flexibility of the human mind.

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