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- Thu Sep 10, 2015 2:17 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Does existential fashion philosophy exist?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1886
Re: Does existential fashion philosophy exist?
Regardless, existentialism is a valid, modern philosophy. Sarte, Nietzsche and still applicable. I think a lot of person accept the precepts of existentialism without calling to be an existentialist.
- Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:36 pm
- Forum: Epistemology - Theory of Knowledge
- Topic: Epistemology 101
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9067
Re: Epistemology 101
In a changing universe where even its basic laws are slowly changing, it would be a grave mistake to claim absolute knowledge, which no one certainly believes today. We must be content with relative knowledge and accept probabilities as exacting knowledge, "More than likely" has replaced &...
- Thu Sep 03, 2015 5:26 pm
- Forum: Epistemology - Theory of Knowledge
- Topic: Absolutely Nothing is Absolutely Certain
- Replies: 56
- Views: 18255
Re: Absolutely Nothing is Absolutely Certain
I am absolutely certain that absolutes don't exist. The fallacy of course as was Descartes. No matter how much we doubt existence we never it seems doubt our experiences and that doubt. Invariably we always start with something that we presuppose, some construct that we take for granted because if w...
- Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:49 am
- Forum: Metaphysics
- Topic: Heidegger view of Being
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1703
Re: Heidegger view of Being
Being of Being for Heidegger is a groundless ground, an inner light towards human reality and our structure of reality. The road splits at this point. Do we follow Heidegger in that human consciousness runs deeper and is grounded in something we cannot define, or do we follow way which interprets ma...
- Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:13 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Nietzsche on nihilism and truth
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8703
Re: Nietzsche on nihilism and truth
What we miss in our interpretations of Nietzsche and possibly Hitler is the grand historical vision of Geist with a Will to Power to create and conquer newer horizons, a newer world, and a newer man. Geist has a purpose, an historical context. We have lost this and don't have anything to replace it ...
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:09 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Do mammals get bored?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5270
Re: Do mammals get bored?
I don't know, why don't we ask them?
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Nietzsche on nihilism and truth
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8703
Re: Nietzsche on nihilism and truth
To quote Herr Nietzsche, one doesn't need logic and an argument, sometimes one needs a good box on the ears! Excellent insights into nihilism and truth, and yes, Nietzsche is as relevant as ever. As a philosophy major from San Diego, the class on Nietzsche filled up quicker than the Rolling Stones c...
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Do X-rays and CT scans cause cancer?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5935
Re: Do X-rays and CT scans cause cancer?
Let's zap you and find out...
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 8:04 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: What kind of computer is the brain?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1673
Re: What kind of computer is the brain?
The brain is no computer! When computers have intuition, intelligence, aesthetic experience, passion, creativity, (need I go on?) then I'll listen to you arguments....
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:59 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Marriage For Everyone!
- Replies: 338
- Views: 60822
Re: Marriage For Everyone!
Hail Rome!
- Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:58 pm
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: An Evolutionary Conspiracy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1138
Re: An Evolutionary Conspiracy
Dominant male the less hair he had the more sexier his appearance. Sex dominates! But I suppose the real explanation is our use of fire and clothing that made fur less important. Fire has a major contribution in our morphology especially in our protruding jaws as well as the hardness of our teeth, e...
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:05 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Meno's paradox
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12302
Re: Meno's paradox
You are right. Actually he was a literature professor and a very inspiring one...
- Fri Jun 05, 2015 12:05 am
- Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
- Topic: Meno's paradox
- Replies: 52
- Views: 12302
Re: Meno's paradox
I agree that the Meno seems outdated, but I had a professor once who said, "All of you have the Truth inside of you, my job is to just let it out." That makes sense if we believe intuition and revelation are part of knowledge. Pascal without reading Euclid was able as a child to deduce all...
- Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:31 pm
- Forum: Aesthetics
- Topic: Do you need imagination to make art?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7657
Re: Do you need imagination to make art?
As a professional portrait painter I will say no. Some portrait painters just copy what they see and only use the material basis. No imagination, just the process of A=A. Usually these are boring pieces. An artist portrait painter tries to go deeper by using imagination to capture some illusive inne...
- Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:24 pm
- Forum: Metaphysics
- Topic: Does reality really exist?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9647
Re: Does reality really exist?
Reality is a construct, human construct in that man is the measure of all things.