Fri 13 Nov, 2009 02:57 am - I stumbled across a page concerning clarity in general in the field of philosophy. Nigel Warburton (author of [I]Thinking from A to Z[/I]) answers 5 excellent questions about clarity posed by... (view)
Mon 22 Jun, 2009 08:39 pm - Something that is 'actual' need not be real. And asking whether something is real is not the same as asking if something is actual. Actual is used more like the word 'really' or... (view)
Tue 28 Apr, 2009 12:48 pm - I tend to think of time as flowing in one direction. But it could flow in the exact opposite direction, throughout the entire universe, and still make sense physically. So the way I like to make... (view)
Wed 22 Apr, 2009 08:55 pm - [SIZE=85][B]Question:
[/B][I]Does the ability for (or the act of) empathy qualify an entity for rights?[/I][/SIZE]
[SIZE=85][B]Answers:[/B][/SIZE]
I am inclined to say no, because although I (an... (view)
Wed 22 Apr, 2009 08:41 pm - The ability to "put myself in another's shoes" is not enough for an entity to have empathy. Empathy requires the additional application of good or bad meaning to my idea of... (view)
Mon 20 Apr, 2009 12:51 pm - Hi, I'm Sean, and I just joined.
I'm looking forward to reading and writing some thought-provoking, interesting, new, and educational threads :) (view)
