Two dogmas of empiricism Quine wanted to show and refute two dogmas of modern empiricism, which are: 1. There is a clear distinction between analytic (based on meaning instead of external facts about the world) and synthetic (based on external facts about the world) statements. 2. Reduction...

A few years ago people came up with the concept of a so called ‘‘liminal space‘‘. Definition of a ’‘liminal space‘‘: ’‘In Internet aesthetics, liminal spaces are empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Liminal spaces are commonly places of transition, pertaining to...

Disclosure, this is a response from Chat GPT when i asked it to grade the efficiency and validity of the argument I presented to it. These are not my words, but an AI’s explanation of my argument…because im too lazy to write it out. Thanks Chat. ————————— Ah, I see where you’re going with t...

The youtube channel ‘‘More Alex O‘Connor‘‘ (the second channel of ‘‘Alex O‘Connor‘‘) once posted a video called: ‘‘What‘s it Like to Study Philosophy at Oxford? Cosmic Skeptic‘‘. The link to the video is at the bottom of the blog. Philosophy: ’‘Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a ...

It started with two classes of people: the masters and the slaves. The masters—the vitality-filled, strong, and noble—dominated the slaves, forcing them to satisfy their desires. Meanwhile, the slaves—the weak, disgruntled, and sickly—were too powerless to fight back. However, the powerlessness of t...

The youtube channel ‘‘Jared Henderson‘‘ once made a video titled: ‘‘Stoicism: An In-Depth Explanation‘‘. The link to the video is at the bottom of the blog. As you can probably imagine, this is a video explaning the ancient greco-roman philosophy known as ‘‘stoicism‘‘. Definition of ’‘stoicism‘‘:...

“He who has a why can bear any how,” once cried Friedrich Nietzsche. But the cry, while certainly not wrong, held a great irony when gazing upon his life: A life shattered by a why that simultaneously helped him bear any how–except the how of his why. The Human Who Was Too Human: The “why” N...

This month prepare for…. The ‘‘Meaning of Life‘‘ Challenge For this month‘s challenge we‘re asking you no less than what is arguably the biggest philosophical question of all time: ‘‘Does life have a meaning and if yes, what is it?‘‘ Try to answer this question, explain your answer an...

We‘d like to announce the winners of last month’s ‘‘Argument‘‘ Challenge. And here they are. • 1st place (gold) goes to… 1) Solow Link to his blog: http://aminoapps.serieya.com/p/zkti3j5 Also link to his defense blog: http://aminoapps.serieya.com/p/dx2asq0 • 2nd place (silver) goes to… 2) Iopnz L...

The youtube channel ‘‘Mon0‘‘ once made a video called: ‘‘An argument against continental philosophy‘‘. The link to the video is at the bottom of the blog. Definition of ’‘continental philosophy‘‘: ‘‘Continental philosophy is philosophies prominent in 20th-century continental Europe that derive fr...

There is a peculiar figure in the architecture of all serious thought: the Fool. Often dismissed, occasionally pitied, rarely understood—this character wanders not just through literature and fable, but through epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, and even phenomenology. The Fool is not merely ignoran...

PART 1: KINDNESS: A MUSE: This essay is about redefinition. But leaving the topic for a bit, and to place the carpet on which the problem will walk: we must talk about kindness. It is widely deemed our best of traits—one we all try to embody while praising it with an almost divine reverence. Ev...