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 | | Human Nature and Estrangement | | by Faulkner, May 27, 2008 | | The human nature in estrangement: Is disunity natural among human beings or do humans possess an inherent unity based on survival and interpretive means? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | The Power of Dreams | | by Stuart Rose, May 25, 2008 | | Ever felt you needed a little inspiration or a new direction in life? Could it be that your dreams, or someone else's are shaping your waking life? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | The Power of Dreams | | by Stuart Rose, May 25, 2008 | | Ever felt you needed a little inspiration or a new direction in life? Could it be that your dreams, or even someone else's are shaping your waking life? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | Six Ways to Start Thinking More Rationally | | by tony pace, May 20, 2008 | | Techniques for Philosophy is understood as a rational investigation of principles and truths. Deep thinkers use certain techniques to analyze problems. But how can we begin to think more rationally?thinking. | | Comments(1) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | There's Nothing New Under the Sun | | by notenoughfreetime, May 18, 2008 | | A gentle musing on the concept of originality and how the idea that there are no new ideas might affect writers, or at least, how it affects this one. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | What Didn’t Mary Know? | | by Nearly Anonymous, May 18, 2008 | | This paper contends that Campbell’s and Jackson’s analyses of qualia carry no ontological weight, rely on a primary intuition with unclear origins, and lead to highly counterintuitive and worrying consequences. Nagel’s analysis, in contrast, necessitates none of the suspect results that come with Campbell’s and Jackson’s claims. Consequently, we should take Nagel’s account of qualia – which does not show physicalism to be mistaken – to be overwhelmingly preferable. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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