Deontologists Wanted - IMMEDIATLY! We have an urgent need for several Deontologists schooled in the field of Normative Ethics.Using stoic sensibilities, the successful Deontologist must be proficient in statistics and probabilities. In responsion to the silicon
Theodicy versus The Odyssey and Peterson's People Power Fictional stories show how hypothetical people handle hypothetical situations. Theodicy reconciles the problem of evil with free will. Dostevski's Ivan returned his ticket to heaven. Many people hold on to their believes of.
The Singularity of Kalam P1 whatever begins to exist has a cause P2 the universe began to exist C therefore it the universe has a cause? Why is Nathan Lane Craig identified in the above video as
Philosopher'sCafé Thrive to survive! Can we have it all?Is this statement compatible with environmental sustainability and a healthy economy? Tonight's café is all about the Environment.Topic: Thrive to survive! Can we have it all?Is this statement compatible with environmental sustainability and a healthy economy?Let's start with survival. The seemingly
Poetry The Principle's Office Alrighty then, the need for intellect is over. In the beginning, there was pain. In the end, there will be pain. In the middle, we will survive. How we experience pain is a
Max Horkheimer (Philosopher) Ephemeral and without forme Ok, this is where I am at investigating Veritas (Truth). In defining materialism according to Horkheimer (social theory perspective) we have to start with human suffering. Materialism, according to Horkheimer, rests on a
Ben Johnson (Playright) THE ALCHEMIST and THE SCIENTIST The original, called THE ARGUMENT, from Ben Johnson (edited by G. E. Bentley) goes as follows... T he sickness hot[1], a master quit, for fear, H is house in town, and left
Percy Bysshe Shelley (Poet) Shelley, Oppen and the planksip® Poet… “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” - Percy Bysshe Shelley “Poets are the legislators of the unknown world.” - George Oppen “Poets are the legislators of knowledge!” - Dr. Cory Elliot
Cicero (Politician) 4.51166667 millimetres and Cicero's Composite Panel... This is NOT an April fool's joke.I typically advocate for thought leadership, science and the reason for Reason. Creativity is self-evident within each and every planksip® narrative. I never dismiss the importance
Nikolai Gogol (Dramatist) The New Face of Gogol. Who's Defending the Status Quo? The Google Logo palette has 4 colors which are Blueberry (#4285F4), Sea Green (#34A853), Selective Yellow (#FBBC05) and Cinnabar (#EA4335). This color combination was created by user Keshav. The Hex, RGB and CMYK
Derek Parfit (Philosopher) The Psychological Criterion of Personal Identity and Fission Eve is forward psychologically continuous with Lefty and Eve is forward psychologically continuous with Right, but Lefty and Righty are not forward psychologically continuous with each other. Is this a problem for the
Milan Kundera (Writer) The Unbearable Likeness of Being Lightness over Likeness, which will prevail. Majority title credit goes to Milan Kundera who said, "Happiness is the longing for repetition", and wrote on the Lightness of Being.
Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist) The Neil deGrasse Tyson "bitch slap" and how "People love old shit" according to Joe Rogan. The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest structure in the world from 2560 BC to 1311 ADAccordingly to Wikipedia, the Great Pyramid of Giza was initially built at 146.5 metres (481
Immanuel Kant (Philosopher) Elegent Ingnorance and Two Pet Peeves Elegant ignorance, according to Kant, is a transcendental amphiboly. A major annoyance, for me, is a word defined by itself. A quick app lookup (within Google Books), told me that amphiboly is defined
A Pluralistic Perspective on Epistimology Epistimology is the theory, specifically the nature and scope of knowledge. Do you believe in truth? If you adequetely know something to be true how do you differentiate that from belief? How does
David Hume (Philosopher) Justified Belief - Pense à Consciousness Very simply put, inductive reasoning is generalizing from a trend. David Hume (1711-1776) referred to unobserved "matters of fact" to describe possible futures a posteriori. If you contrast experienced outcomes with
David Hume (Philosopher) i am an idea man - a humble ode to Hume From An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume 1748 SECTION IV: SCEPTICAL DOUBTS CONCERNING THE OPERATIONS OF THE UNDERSTANDING PART I ALL the objects of human reason or enquiry may naturally be divided
Pascal's Wager and The Weird God Objection “Let us weigh the gain and the loss in wagering that God exists… if you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing. Wager, then, without hesitation that He is” (Pensées
Steven Pinker (Cognitive Scientist) Meditations from Steven Pinker on our Cognitive Faculties Chances are, Steven Pinker would not use the metaphisical, "meditations" in describing his best attempt at listing the cognitive faculties and the core intuitions on which they are based. They are
Blaise Pascal (Mathematician) From Pensées, Blaise Pascal 1660, Trotter trans. Infinite—nothing.—Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, dimension. Thereupon it reasons, and calls this nature necessity, and can believe nothing else. Unity joined to infinity adds nothing
Blazing Paths of Pascal From Pensées, Blaise Pascal 1660, Trotter trans. 233. Infinite—nothing.—Our soul is cast into a body, where it finds number, dimension. Thereupon it reasons, and calls this nature necessity, and can believe
Anselm of Canterbury (Philosopher) The Problem of Evil According to Mackie and the Efficacy of The Effigy The problem of evil is the focus for J.L. Mackie in his 1955 essay entitled; Evil and Omnipotence. From the beginning of Mackie's arguement, reason is something that is suspended to sustain
Gaunilo of Marmoutiers (Monk) Gaunilo's Fool & Craig's Dancing Girls From On Behalf of the Fool, Gaunilo, a Monk of Marmoutier 1078, this is a responsion via this 11th century Monk to Anselm's ontological arguement for the existence of god and "Dr&
White's Finely Tuned Analogy, Why Pluralism Matters and On William Paley's Watch In The Argument from Cosmological Fine Tuning (2012), Roger White asserts we would not be alive if the dials had not been set at very precise values and that this gives us sufficient
