Forum: General Philosophy
09-14-2009, 06:04 PM
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Do the sophisticated practice demagoguery?
Do the sophisticated practice demagoguery?
The demagogue is a “leader who makes use of popular prejudice and false claims and promises in order to gain power”--Webster. Demagoguery is often the...
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-14-2009, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 435
The point of this post is to illuminate the...
The point of this post is to illuminate the importance of categorization and how little we know about this very important matter. We know so little about this matter because our culture teaches us...
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-13-2009, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 0
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Managing mass mind: heads I win tails you lose?
Managing mass mind: heads I win tails you lose?
I say it is 5 feet and you say it is 5 feet 1 inch; do we argue or do we bring in a standard of measurement?
I say it is a matter of self-interest...
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-11-2009, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 435
When is a lie not a lie?
When is a lie not a lie?
The word “bachelor” is a noun for those individuals defined as being an unmarried adult male. Most people would not say that the Pope is a bachelor even though he is an...
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-10-2009, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 534
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-09-2009, 10:40 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 534
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-09-2009, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 295
Why do seductive sound bites often win?
Why do seductive sound bites often win?
Framing is a means for placing a matter into a context for discussion and contemplation. “Frames are the mental structures that allow human beings to...
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Forum: Space and Time
09-08-2009, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,476
I challenge the student of mathematics
I challenge the student of mathematics
It appears to me that most people look on math as something with supernatural qualities. I challenge the student of math to develop and post short essays on...
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-07-2009, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 792
How can I walk in the shoes of Socrates?
How can I walk in the shoes of Socrates?
The following is an attempt to develop a means for us to empathesize with Socrates.
Many decades ago a professor of philosophy told me that “philosophy is...
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-05-2009, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 0
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Net-worth and self-worth: what is difference?
Net-worth and self-worth: what is difference?
The difference between net worth and self worth to my mind rests on that which is extrinsic and intrinsic to our humanity.
Abraham Maslow defined a...
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Forum: General Philosophy
09-03-2009, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 1
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I challenge the student of quantum mechanics
I challenge the student of quantum mechanics
I am a retired engineer and read QED, a book about Quantum Electro Dynamics (QED), several years ago and in trying to explain light reflection to a...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-31-2009, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 357
Scientific vs. Socratic Method: the winner is?
Scientific vs. Socratic Method: the winner is?
Hypothetico-deductive model for scientific method from Wikipedia:
“1. Use your experience: Consider the problem and try to make sense of it. Look for...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-30-2009, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 496
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-29-2009, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 496
Do we perceive it because it is meaningful? Yes!
Do we perceive it because it is meaningful? Yes!
How does the man with agnosia (loss of ability to perceive the familiar due to brain damage) manage on the street? Quoting such an individual “On the...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-28-2009, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 388
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-28-2009, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 700
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-27-2009, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 700
Have we replaced our animal instincts?
Have we replaced our animal instincts?
We are also creatures “prone to anxiety, extremely helpless in his natural state, almost entirely devoid of instincts.” Therein lay the paradox. ”Instead of...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-26-2009, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 330
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-25-2009, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 330
Why does the fluttering red cape prevail?
Why does the fluttering red cape prevail?
The confident Matador flutters the red cape, the massive bull charges, energetically hooking empty air in bewilderment.
Please be reasonable! Let us reason...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-25-2009, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 340
I write on more than this forum and I get many...
I write on more than this forum and I get many replies, The majority of replies indicate that the responder never read any part of the OP than the title. We (Americans) seem to have few reading...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-24-2009, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 275
Do we need a new farm system for elitism?
Do we need a new farm system for elitism?
Quickie from Wiki:
“In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-23-2009, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 340
How do animals form categories?
How do animals form categories?
Quickie from Wiki: “In metaphysics (in particular, ontology), the different kinds or ways of being are called categories of being or simply categories. According to...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-22-2009, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 254
Where would we be sans ‘container schema’?
Where would we be sans ‘container schema’?
‘Container’ is a ubiquitous (constantly encountered) metaphor in the cognitive sciences.
A single cell creature, such as the amoeba, is not merely alive...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-18-2009, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 263
What are “concrete concepts”?
What are “concrete concepts”?
I remember having watched, on TV, a high-jumper performing an obvious mental imagery of his up-coming jump just before he actually performed his physical feat. I could...
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Forum: General Philosophy
08-17-2009, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 360
How do we gain power over death?
How do we gain power over death?
Psychology informs me that it is the nature of humans to be influenced greatly by the recognition of the self and that the self must die. All of us have a great...
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