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A Case For Withholding Knowledge

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Submitted by thenousman t3_11vqspu on March 19, 2023 at 5:07 PM in philosophy

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"Overall, the case for Reverse Mereological Essentialism [the thesis that the whole is essential to its parts] is strong albeit with a number of difficulties that need to be resolved through further investigation."

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Submitted by koavf t3_11uv6k1 on March 18, 2023 at 5:59 PM in philosophy

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The Birth of Materialism: From ancient animism to substance dualism

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Submitted by CardboardDreams t3_11twsc7 on March 17, 2023 at 4:57 PM in philosophy

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Beginner asking what he believes to be a cliché question.

Submitted by piko_420 t3_11tvl96 on March 17, 2023 at 4:14 PM in philosophy

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Schopenhauer and Hegel’s feud was metaphysical: a pessimist who recognised the unchangeable essence of the world and an optimist who saw human history as perpetual growth could never get along.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_11to2qg on March 17, 2023 at 11:11 AM in philosophy

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Debates in Separating Art and Artist

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Submitted by adarsh_badri t3_11tf030 on March 17, 2023 at 2:50 AM in philosophy

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Why We Need to Think Beyond Science to Save the World

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Submitted by derstarkerewille t3_11stbvk on March 16, 2023 at 12:53 PM in philosophy

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Bentham’s Mugging: A dialogue on how to exploit utilitarians

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Submitted by JohanEGustafsson t3_11sqfqm on March 16, 2023 at 10:41 AM in philosophy

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Exploring “Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius and Its Impact on the Modern United States

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Submitted by jessehagyfl t3_11sk0nn on March 16, 2023 at 4:24 AM in philosophy

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The Folly of Knowledge: why we should favor belief as the focus of our epistemology

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Submitted by Base_Six t3_11rjz86 on March 15, 2023 at 2:52 AM in philosophy

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A philosophical dive into “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

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Submitted by Azmisov t3_11qjmwp on March 13, 2023 at 7:51 PM in philosophy

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The Value of Time

Submitted by philo_sopher71 t3_11qb31k on March 13, 2023 at 2:22 PM in philosophy

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/r/philosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 13, 2023

Submitted by BernardJOrtcutt t3_11qaiuh on March 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM in philosophy

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Validating philosophical beliefs using intuitions is not a simple task, but this doesn’t mean intuitions should be dismissed as unreliable. Experiment and a priori reasoning can sort good intuitions from bad.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_11q765f on March 13, 2023 at 11:31 AM in philosophy

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Why There Is No Absolute Ground For Truth: A Review of Criticisms Against Strong Foundationalism

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Submitted by throwaway853994 t3_11q6xaw on March 13, 2023 at 11:19 AM in philosophy

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Taoism, Minus the Nonsense

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Submitted by owlthatissuperb t3_11phjyn on March 12, 2023 at 3:42 PM in philosophy

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The philosophy of Beccaria is relevant to understand the current mental health crisis. The idealistic abstractions of the legal system are akin to the ones used in psychiatric discourse.

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Submitted by carrero33 t3_11ox04g on March 11, 2023 at 10:22 PM in philosophy

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Power and Technology: A Philosophical and Ethical Analysis

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Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_11ooi5n on March 11, 2023 at 4:35 PM in philosophy

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No empirical experiment can prove or disprove the existence of free will without accounting for the inadvertent biases surrounding both the experiment and the concept of free will.

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_11nndto on March 10, 2023 at 12:06 PM in philosophy

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The Eternal Return: Nietzsche’s Brilliant Thought Experiment Illustrating the Key to Existential Contentment

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Submitted by Raw_Spit t3_11nkox1 on March 10, 2023 at 9:46 AM in philosophy

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Wrote a short essay on Blogger with arguments about the realness and consistency of the perception of reality. Feel free to share your thoughts about the subject.

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Submitted by WrongdoerOk6812 t3_11n91cn on March 10, 2023 at 12:24 AM in philosophy

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I just published an article in The Journal of Mind and Behavior arguing that free will is real. Here is the PhilPapers link with free PDF. Tell me what you think.

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Submitted by MonteChristo0321 t3_11n0017 on March 9, 2023 at 6:40 PM in philosophy

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There is nothing to say about truth, admits Simon Blackburn. Here he presents the deflationist approach to truth – one that aims to put an end to the search for a theory of truth, which Blackburn now recognises is futile

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Submitted by IAI_Admin t3_11m0owr on March 8, 2023 at 4:25 PM in philosophy

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75% of people believe that sentient AIs deserve to be treated with respect.

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Submitted by jacyanthis t3_11l94mk on March 7, 2023 at 7:44 PM in philosophy

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Explaining what's wrong with digital blackface

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Submitted by ADefiniteDescription t3_11k6uwa on March 6, 2023 at 5:47 PM in philosophy

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