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What was the impact of the discovery of non-euclidean geometry on Kantian thought?
This is mainly a historical question. In Gary Hatfields introduction to Kants Prologomena, he says:
After the discovery of non-Euclidean geometry, Kant’s claims for the synthetic a priori status of Euclid’s geometry as a description of physical…
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Is it inappropriate for politicians to make rules governing scientific research?
Robinson Meyer, in a recent article in The Atlantic, quotes law professor Wendy Wagner as follows:
People who are not scientists are telling us how scientific synthesis and analysis should be done... Politics has gone to a place that should be off…
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Did Charles Darwin say anything on why life was formed in the first place?
To be viewed from the perspective of epistemology and/or the philosophy of science.
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Darwin, like scientists of his day, often spoke of “Laws” that inevitably cycle forth the results implicit in their form.
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In what ways did…
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Did Plato believe in reincarnation?
I have read in some philosophy forums that Plato believed that death was not the end and he most likely believed in reincarnation.
Are there any texts that confirm that Plato actually believed in reincarnation?
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How can a non-religious person justify or rationalize hope or optimism in an absurd world?
I don't mean to make this post too personal, but I've been in the midst of the first kind of existential funk in my life. A bunch of negative things have happened around me recently, and as a pretty young guy it changed my world view from being a…
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Why did Hegel hate Newton?
A quick skim through the "Inorganic Physics" section of Hegel's Encyclopedia shows 5 separate paragraphs with reference to Newton, and all of them are disparaging. If there's a real philosophical justification for the hate I cannot find it. No…
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Validity of mathematical induction
Are there philosophical positions that reject the validity of mathematical proofs by induction? If so, what are the implications?
I know that mathematical intuitionists reject the law of the excluded middle, and therefore proof by contradiction,…
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"God doesn't play with dice": does QM's randomness really contradict religion?
Everyone knows Einstein's popular phrase on Quantum Mechanics - "God doesn't play with dice", implying that the randomness theory that the universe "popped" into existence randomly doesn't align with Einstein's perception of God (which is…
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Is it possible that evolution brought human kind morality?
I've heard this (rather odd imho) statement that evolution, by the need of survival, dictated humans to uphold moral codes in order to survive, thus gaining a moral system.
Now, to my understanding, the need to survive wouldn't dictate how to…
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What is the difference between logic and reasoning?
What is the difference between logic and reasoning?
I can makes sense of what logic is about. But when it comes to reasoning what does it do more than logic does? Can you give an example which shows the difference between logic and reasoning?
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Are there degrees of truth ?
I do not assume bivalence - that every proposition or declarative statement - is either true or false but not both. I do not raise the issue of 3-valued logics or offer or invite any theory of truth. But I do assume that at least some propositions…
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Is there a deduction analog to the problem of induction?
Aren't deductive and inductive reasoning equally unjustified? So, inductive reasoning is going from specifics to general, whilst deductive reasoning is going from general to specific. But in deductive reasoning, surely, forming 'general' opinions or…
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The perverted faculty argument
There are a few philosophers who still push the “perverted faculty argument” to prove that contraception, homosexual acts and masturbation are immoral. This argument is based on classic natural law, which is itself based on a metaphysics that…
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Do animals know that they are going to die?
This is maybe the wrong website for this type of question, but I'll try it anyway.
I've somehow experienced this patterns mostly in cats (not scientifically proven, but pretty common also talking to other people):
sometimes cats or dogs feel pain…
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I'm interested in Kierkegaard, what should I read prior to his works?
I'm mostly interested in Fear and Trembling and on Either/Or. Can I read it straight away or is it recommended to read any other books first. If that's the case, which books then?
I'm sorry for the noob question, but it is because Kierkegaard is…
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