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What are the philosophical implications of The Second Law of thermodynamics?
The Second Law of thermodynamics states that "The entropy of a closed system cannot decrease over time."
What are the philosophical implications of this statement, especially wrt to theology and metaphysics?
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Can philosophy be useful?
I cite the article by Hans Radder entitled "Everything of value is useful: How philosophy can be socially relevant", published by Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective. He concludes that many social, scientific, and personal issues can…
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What basic metaphysics should every philosophy student know?
Put another way, what background knowledge do you suggest that I brush up on to make me more sensitive to the lurking philosophical issues when I read philosophical texts and papers? Particularly Greek philosophical texts.
I've found that a…
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How does wealth corrupt someone?
The findings overall led to the conclusion that wealthier people are
less likely to act generously (and more likely to act selfishly and
unethically) when given a chance. Other studies seemed to corroborate
this idea.
This was in the news a while…
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Who am I? Mind, body, mind and body or something else?
The mind with it's thoughts, emotions, memories, perceptions, and various mental processes. Including the conscious and unconscious aspects of mental activity, shaping one's identity and influencing behavior.
The human body which is complex…
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Can I know something but not be able to justify it to anyone else?
Can I know something but not be able to justify it to anyone else? I don't necessarily mean metaphysical puzzles, but everyday examples. If I cannot - and I know I cannot - prove to anyone else, all reasonable epistemic agents, that the bus is late…
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How is AI changing our view of consciousness?
Consciousness doesn't reveal itself except through behaviour. We can't see others' minds, but we can hear their voice and what they say. This leads the observer to conclude that their interlocutor has a mind which has consciousness. We can't…
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Does Dissociative ego disorder challenge Descartes‘ „cogito-argument“?
In the 17th century Descartes set out for a new start in philosophy. Applying the method of systematic doubt he searched for a philosophical statement whose truth stands firm and cannot be questioned by further doubt. In his Discourse on the Method…
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Is "may exist" and "may not exist" a negation that isn't a contradiction?
As usually happens, a statement (p) and its negation (~p) contradict each other. So, e.g. God does not exist, the negation of, God exists, together form a contradictory pair. A statement (p) and its negation (~p) are such that they're mutually…
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Is attacking an argument because it's machine generated an ad hominem fallacy?
I really want to say rejecting a line of reasoning because ChatGPT created it would be an ad machina argument.
(Note, I'm interested in the case where the rejection is made without any consideration of the validity, or lack their of, of the rejected…
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Should "meaning", as we experience it, be considered qualia?
By qualia - assume as defined in [wikipedia]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualia, give or take ( up to you )
By "meaning as we experience it", perhaps I could just say "meaning", but i want to differentiate from "definition" or how a concept "fits"…
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What would it mean for time not to be real?
According to Kant, time is a pure intuition, meaning (in part) that its existence depends on the nature of human cognition. According to this doctrine, Other beings could in principle not experience time though they live in our universe. There are…
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Which translation of Heidegger's "Being and Time" do you recommend?
I find choosing the correct translation to be quite important in general, each one has its various merits and shortcomings.
Are there any important differentiating factors between the various translations of Being and Time? It will help me choose…
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Which field is more rigorous, mathematics or philosophy?
I don't know if this question is best suited for this stack exchange, but I couldn't think of a better stack exchange. I want to know, which field of study is more rigorous, mathematics or philosophy? Personally, I believe it is mathematics, because…
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Was there support for panpsychism among the Romantic poets?
Phillip Pullman, author of the His Dark Materials trilogy and vocal critic of religion, is a supporter of panpsychism, the doctrine that consciousness arises because every inanimate particle actually has some measure of consciousness. He said this…
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