most widely discussed philosophical issues

EXCELENT Question Gilbey......Id Really love to know this too and Get more into it.....

Someone Smart! HELP US!!!!!!!!!!

Mr hunt, are you joking? The reason I ask is because its hard to tell if you are or not when you just read what you say.

A little bit of thought and common sense here might apply. What are your thoughts about this?

Have you considered issues such as Capital Punishment for murder, legality of abortion? These are familiar issues that are often in the news that would be considered part of discussion on Philosophy.

There's a start. Check out these hyperlinks, also:

http://www.academiccommons.org/commons/essay/blogs-philosophy

Here's an an excerpt:

"Students taking their first philosophy course often express surprise when encouraged to use "I" in their papers. Unlike academic writing in most other disciplines, philosophical writing frequently and strongly states the "I" because philosophers have to develop and defend their own positions. They cannot weasel out of taking responsibility for their views, and thus the assertion of the "I" means that they are willing to stand or fall with their expressed position."

Also, consider the subject of Constructivism (keywords - forms of constructivism - objectivity - constructivist theory of instruction):

http://www.springerlink.com/content/j7468461227g1kwm/

http://www.mindspring.com/~mfpatton/debates.htm

"The Philosophical Debates
What follows is intended to be a moderately helpful yet woefully incomplete bibliographic guide to some of the longstanding issues of debate in philosophy. Wherever possible, we have provided links to the topics in the bibliography, and we have always provided brilliant introductory comments and running analysis.

The Main Questions are:

What is Knowledge?

What is the nature of Reality?

What is the relationship between the Mind and the Body?

Is there a God?

How can Science tell us anything?

Other Burning Philosophical Questions....

Knowledge and Certainty

"What did you know and when did you know it?" While these words might strike fear into any politician in the post-Watergate era, they are the philosopher's bread and butter. In fact, the question that we all want to ask Ollie and Ronnie is rather presumptuous by philosophical standards, because we need to agree on exactly which mental states count as knowledge before we can answer it. For any position you might take on this issue, there is probably some famous philosopher who has endorsed it, so be of good cheer.

Classic Texts . . . "