Philosophy Now Forum

"...democracy is one step above mob rule in that it has structural refinements used to justify oppression" HA! # "Perhaps the greatest value in having a society is its ability to share burdens and good fortune" If this is the case, then I'm no fan of 'society'. Gimme, instead, 'c...

"And you'd know" Yep...I'm a WAY bigger dick than you could ever hope to be. # "There is no longer any depth" Nonsense. Those dimensions are 'here' in the same proportion as always, just as the 'shiny, new, and superficial' is here in the same proportion as always. Only differenc...

A proxy -- in the context of this thread -- only refers to the same kind of 'service' offered by, say, a plumber. I have a broken pipe, I call the plumber, he comes over, replaces/fixes the pipe, hands me the bill. The plumber doesn't presume to dictate squat to me; he just does his job (no less or ...

If 'free will' means 'unconstrained will', then, no, there's no such animal (the very flesh that comprises an individual imposes constraint). The problem, I think is purely semantic, that being: trying to fit the phenomena of 'individual choosing then acting' into the container of 'free will'. 'Free...

I voted 'other', that being: democracy is mob rule dolled up. I'm no more inclined to take orders from the crowd (we, the people) than the one (monarch). If I had the power: I'd strike 'governance' from the discussion and replace it with 'proxy hood'. Speaking only for me: as I assess myself and the...

Takes one to know one...

HA!

Not (exactly) my position, Pilt.

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"*Starts skinning next-door neighbour's pet cat for Chinese vegetables and chicken gourmet dish*"

HA!

I'd eat that.

I ate pig this morning. I'll probably eat cow at lunch (and again at dinner). Multiple times during the day, I'll drink coffee (sourced in the labors of brown folks who are underpaid and over-worked). My car (carrying me far and wide) will eat up a tank of gas between now and noon, tomorrow (and inc...

Gotta catch me first.

I'm not much of a 'law' abider, Bob.

Assuming it needed repair, such corrections happen among and between actors in the market (individuals). The communitarian impulses (of Dems or Repubs) channeled by way of elected (and, appointed) office certainly influence such corrections, but those impulses do not dictate such corrections. If Ame...

Mebbe, but I'm thinkin' Hell will freeze first...

Democrats: you wanted him (again!); you got him (good luck with that!). Republicans: pick 'better' next time (good luck with that!). Third Party Folks: trumped by one of the Big Two (again!)...you're fucked (good luck with that!). *shrug* *for me: business as usual (no luck needed).