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Who has linked the analysis of modernism or post modernism to Lacan's four discourses?
Who has linked the analysis of modernism or post modernism to Lacan's four discourses?
I mean obviously there's some kinda link between the master's discourse and at least some forms of modernism. I'...
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Does Alvin Plantinga's book Knowledge and Christian Belief offer any substantial updates to Warranted Christian Belief?
The stated primary goal of Plantinga's Knowledge and Christian Belief (2015) was to condense the content of Warranted Christian Belief (2000) into a shorter and more accessible book.
My question is ...
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Are there any canonical English translations of original analytic EM Hindu authors?
I'm centrally looking for translations of analytic [ Nyaya / Vaiśeṣika ] texts that contain analysis of motion, as described here. I've found the English version of the Prasasastapada that's on the ...
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Philosophy of Action 101
I am looking for a concise introductory work to the philosophy of action, to use as a background text from which to start for a work in the field of social sciences.
After extense review, I haven't ...
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Problem of Induction in Methodology of History?
Has there been any work done in exploring how the problem of induction applies to the study of history?
It seems to me that many historical inferences might require a sort of uniformity of human/...
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Does Kant anywhere "rationalize" noumena on, say, moral grounds?
I ask in the context of reading various "new realists" or "objective oriented ontologists”. To my reading, many of these thinkers would like to return to Kant's attempt to unify both ...
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Recommendation for references on the philosophy of space and time
I am a mathematician by training but I have absolutely no formal (or even informal) training in philosophy. I am also beginning a project to write short stories with a heavy focus on mathematics, in ...
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Is it even possible to know, from the outside, whether a physical system is conscious?
I take it for granted that other humans, and other higher animals like chimpanzees and dogs and cats, are conscious. But is it even possible to know, from the outside, whether a physical system is ...
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Who is the original source of the quote, "People that cannot distinguish rocks from coconuts exhibit a pitiable but praiseworthy tendency to die?"
I'd like to find the author and source of a quote. I recall it as:
People that cannot distinguish rocks from coconuts exhibit a pitiable but praiseworthy tendency to die before reproducing their kind....
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Using differential equation to estimate epistemological growth constant
I found some tweets (1,2) describing a philosophy paper as follows:
I came across this paper from the academic journal of philosophy that
tries to solve a differential equation for an ...
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Where to start with the basics of philosophy of religion?
I am reading some books about Philosophy of Religion, and I think that it isn't the best option to just read them, without any basics. What I mean is, how can I get the basics of metaphysics, ontology,...
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Does beauty exist only in consciousness?
In a world without conscious beings, would beauty still exist? My belief is that beauty is purely subjective and can only exist in the mind. I don't think there is such a thing as objective beauty. ...
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Is it possible to define 'not(p)' in a deflationary theory of truth?
This question is a follow-up question to another recent question about deflationary theories of truth.
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The point of the deflationary account of truth is that there is ...
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Analytic philosophy-themed satire/comedy: any examples?
Lighthearted question, hope that's okay.
Analytic philosophy-themed satire/comedy: any examples?
There are three categories in my mind:
Poking fun at analytic philosophy itself. The analogy would be ...
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Did Popper ever mention Rand and vice versa?
I’ve read a lot of Karl Popper’s writings and a fair amount of Ayn Rand’s.
It seems odd that two of the most influential philosophers of the 20th century never talk about each other or address each ...
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