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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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 | | The God Delusion | | by Chris A Sosa, May 15, 2008 | | Richard Dawkins is no stranger to controversy. From his glowing denouncements of religion, famed characteristic of God using multiple unflattering adjectives, and supposed coining of the term "Athiests for Jesus". | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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