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Monthly Archives: September 2010

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Bachelors and essential properties

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:26. September 2010
  • Post category:Language
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When explaining the distinction between essential and accidental properties bachelors are often used. The idea of essential properties is this: The distinction between essential versus accidental properties has been characterized…

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Quote: (maybe) Aristotle

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:22. September 2010
  • Post category:Philosophy
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Indeed it is. But I cannot find a source for the quote.…

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Even more bad puns

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:19. September 2010
  • Post category:Humor
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As for the case of the external world, I think we should be realistic about it.

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More junk wordplays

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:15. September 2010
  • Post category:Humor
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The only thing that matters is whether idealism is true or not.

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Philosoraptor tiem!

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:14. September 2010
  • Post category:Humor
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Kennethamy on boring books and learning

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:9. September 2010
  • Post category:Logic/Multilogues/Philosophy
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piratefish I'm reading Irving Copi's Introduction to Logic, very boring and not that well written, any suggestions? Just a college level book that gives a comprehensive intro to the topic.…

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“garbage in, garbage out” (GIGO) and deduction

  • Post author:Emil O. W. Kirkegaard
  • Post published:6. September 2010
  • Post category:Logic
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Some people sometimes mention that deduction conforms to the GIGO principle. I will here show that in a straightforward interpretation of that, it is false. “Garbage in, garbage out” is…

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