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by puto
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: About the Magazine
Topic: Philosophy Now magazine Suggestions Box
Replies: 154
Views: 146972

Re: Philosophy Now magazine Suggestions Box

Thank-You sir, as it may be MLA cited, I still Thank-You as it was my literature reference.
Work Cited
Tallis, Prof Raymond.
Perception and Realty.
Philosophy Now, Issue
142, pp 62 - 63.
by puto
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

Sculptor, asking for your experience is a valid question, and deserves an answer to the question. This is just the first, level of thinking, as I am sure you know. Epistemological privilege to this question is up for argument. As an autonomous agent what do you believe? Opinions are valid, and deser...
by puto
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

Sculptor, asking for your experience is a valid question, and deserves an answer to the question. This is just the first, level of thinking, as I am sure you know. Epistemological privilege to this question is up for argument.
by puto
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

puto wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:05 am Sculptor, you are a philosopher. I was wondering what kind do you practice?
by puto
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:05 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

Sculptor, you are a philosopher. I was wondering what kind do you practice?
by puto
Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

Yes, you really do know philosophy. :D
by puto
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:58 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

Sculptor is that a threat? Direct or instantiated acceptance is a threat. Sculptor, your so called reasoning, is direct or instantiated acceptance of a conclusion. Being, circumstantial in your replies is one of begging the question? Can you figure that fallacy out begging the question? Being, circu...
by puto
Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

Ad baculum is what this board uses to give opinions. The Cynics would be embarrassed by your use of opinions. Your use of ad baculum is embarrassing, even to the Cynics. You may even be circumstantial in your attempts at an argument. Views against are against arguments that may have merit. You may h...
by puto
Tue Feb 06, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

With a lot of research and reflection on the term philosophy, I have learned. Thank-You.
by puto
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: About this Forum
Topic: Where is the philosophy???
Replies: 179
Views: 20489

Re: Where is the philosophy???

Stating, with confidence because of having read most of the message boards. I will point out and by not giving a response of convention. The tyrant or the philosopher has power, love is a tyrant ( Republic 573b.) Book X is the philosopher and the tyrant. Just remember, Imitation takes us far from th...
by puto
Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:18 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Age and ''irrefutable''
Replies: 34
Views: 1527

Re: Age and ''irrefutable''

This argument is in the form of folk psychology. To denote the word, Irrefutable: That which cannot be destroyed. In the true sense, reality should not be confused with whether the idea of God exists. The rational universe, “… With all the blue eternal sky And spangled heavens, a shining frame Their...
by puto
Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: General Philosophical Discussion
Topic: Anti-Realism Proper
Replies: 38
Views: 2195

Re: Anti-Realism Proper

"The Brain in the Vat," is about certainty and perceptions of the external world. Fundamental about the nature of reality and limits of human knowledge, Using, induction as a problem solver. There is no rational justification the future will resemble the past. Evidence and the limits of hu...
by puto
Sun Dec 24, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Philosophy of Religion
Topic: The problem of evil
Replies: 81
Views: 3420

Re: The problem of evil

Laughing, than having searched for the problem of evil. Finding, forty four pages with reference in the search engine to the problem of evil. All you people can do is put each other down by saying, you do not know what the other is writing about. Knowing, that knowledge is not cheap because you have...
by puto
Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:38 am
Forum: Articles in Philosophy Now
Topic: What Happened to Philosophy?
Replies: 24
Views: 2187

Re: What Happened to Philosophy?

I do not agree with this and period.
by puto
Wed Aug 30, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: Metaphysics
Topic: Free will is wholly deterministic
Replies: 348
Views: 12686

Re: Free will is wholly deterministic

If A is better than B and B is better than C than A is better than C, but lack the concept of self-evidence so could not know that a proposition is self-evident. Objective claims are not self-evident truths, they must be supported with evidence and deliberation. Sidgwick's: (1) Clear and distinct. (...