Motivation, reason, the impossible
Inspired by reading of David Hume's Enquiry concerning the principles of Morals (EPM) edited by Tom L. Beauchamp.1 "Hume is often interpreted as arguing that no value judgment--however extreme, obscene,…
Inspired by reading of David Hume's Enquiry concerning the principles of Morals (EPM) edited by Tom L. Beauchamp.1 "Hume is often interpreted as arguing that no value judgment--however extreme, obscene,…
Intro and types I've been paying very close attention as of late to a special type of discourse: Namely, about what is possible and what is impossible. This study has…
Contraries If one looks in a general dictionary one will not a find a definition of contrary that is philosophically useful.i I looked the word up in a philosophical dictionary…
Copyright © Norman Swartz 1994 URL http://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/swartz/blood_sport.htm This revision: April 9, 1994 Department of Philosophy Simon Fraser University These notes may be freely reproduced, in whole or in part, provided…
I've heard that claim, but do you think it is true? I don't. All LPoEs (Logical Problem of Evil's) can be seen as an inconsistent set of propositions. Here's a…
-------------- Introduction In this essay I will explore the two major competing nomenclatures concerned with the definition of atheism, theism and agnosticism. Then I will argue that the new…
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/are_violent_video_games?utm_source=a-section En interessant vinkel.
Over at FRDB we recently discussed whether propositions are objective (i.e. exist independent of any mind). Usually, I prefer to take a nominalist approach, but in this thread I decided…
Researches [Who?] has recently discovered that the universe is made of failium. Failium is a newly discovered element which has the number 0. It has the remarkable ability to fail…
Source. Gamgee wrote: In the Ontological Argument, Anselm refutes Guanilo's Perfect Island criticism by stating that God has Aseity. Anselm does not, as far as i know, make any attempt…