Wed 30 Nov, 2005 06:33 am - Cyracuz
[quote]Hmmm... First to study an atom you need to have an atom to study. Science may not test the existence of them, but if so they take it for granted. [/quote]
I disagree. Atoms... (view)
Wed 30 Nov, 2005 06:18 am - But my experience of phenomena is: "a suicide bomber" or "a freedom fighter"?
That is curious.
Because there are different levels of experience.
I can only see a man with... (view)
Thu 20 Oct, 2005 04:01 am - Re: Does Philosophy Lead to Nihilism???
yardsale
[quote]Is the ultimate destination for a philosopher, nihilism? [/quote]
Why? Philosophy is nothing but critical reasoning. Not only in the... (view)
Sat 8 Oct, 2005 01:17 am - Re: To tell or not to tell
Ray
My perspective is this: if someone damaged your property would you want that person to run away without telling you anything, or would you prefer the person... (view)
Sat 1 Oct, 2005 12:48 am - Re: Aesthetic Judgement
agrote
Aesthetically good is not the same thing of being beautiful. A work of art is expressed in a specific language, based on a specific technique.
For example: there... (view)
Fri 23 Sep, 2005 02:35 am - fresco
If we assume that time is a psychological construct - and why not space then? - then all experience is only possible within that construct. Motion, changes, becoming our own way, as... (view)
Thu 22 Sep, 2005 12:58 am - Re: Science and language.
fresco
Leaving for now the problem of the "I" - that, in my opinion can only be understandable in the context of the phenomenology - your initial statement... (view)
Fri 16 Sep, 2005 03:06 am - djbt
I don't see any relation between 2) and 3).
Singular happiness of all men doesn't lead to general happiness. The premise only allows us to say:
For any man his own happiness is... (view)
Thu 8 Sep, 2005 04:28 am - John Jones
[quote]The power of words...
I say this! that without language there is no knowledge.
And this! without language there are no objects.
And this! without language there is no... (view)
Tue 6 Sep, 2005 05:15 am - djbt
I see you define pleasure and pain in terms of physical sensations.
I think this is a drastic limitation in human behavior, individual and social.
See this example: Socrates died, not... (view)
