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Why would you need to define what a "fact" is? If an experiment is performed in a systematic way or a proof is logical, isn't that all you need to care about? Well, yes, but I am unsure we can call something "fact" when we know it can be disproved in the future. What is logical and systematic today...

Russell's definition seems too general The focus of his introduction was to explain what Philosophy is, not science. For that reason, I think he can get away with a weak definition. I used it only as a preamble to my own definition. Considering 'All', I think that the knowledge that 'fire can burn ...

First part : My personal opinion. Well, Russell (indirectly) describes "science" as the realm of fact ("History of Western Philosophy", Introduction; "All definite knowledge belongs to science"). We then need a definition of "fact". I think "fact" is that which, after all other current theories hav...

RachelAnn wrote:GBS's "ubermensch" was the anti-Semite, not Nietzsche's.

I thought part of the Nazi philosophy was based on a misinterpretation (if such a thing exists) of Nietzsche's ubermensch. Are we talking about different things, or are there conflicting theories about this?

That would be the Tehuelches. They were (are) indeed much taller than the average European, but hardly twice their size. An example of a myth based on truth.

Sorry, I don't know anything about the philosophy of neuroscience. But; UNRELATED #1: Q. What the Heck is a "gamer?" An unhygienic computer user? A "gamer" is a person who plays computer games. A "gamer system" is generally a very powerful computer, because computer games require a lot of processing...

Thanks both. Now that you mention traveling, I should say I am about to embark on a 2-to-3 months backpacking trip through Patagonia this coming December. It is just my best friend and I and we want to keep away from the main cities as much as possible, instead mixing with the natives and hopefully ...

Some of you may be familiar with the theological theory of "apocatastasis". It states that all beings will ultimately be accepted into a Heaven (or equivalent) and Good and Evil will be reconciled. As a project for the English Extension 2 in high school (Sydney) I decided to write a short story (in ...

Hello, everybody. My name is Gabriel Ignacio Dain, 17 years of age. I'm finishing high school as we speak, with hopes of entering the University of Sydney studying Philosophy and either English or Linguistics next year. Having moved from Argentina to Australia a little over three years ago, I became...