Punishment and the Death Penalty
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In Deeper Thinkers, the issue of the relation between punishment and vengeance has been raised several times, most recently in a post about the death penalty. The problem with these discussions is that they jump right into the issue ...
Thales of Miletus
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Who was Thales?
He was born, probably around 624-625 BCE., in Miletus which.still exists, but is now called Milet and is miles inland), on the west coast of what is now Turkey, which was known as Ionia. While at least one web site, dedicat...
He was born, probably around 624-625 BCE., in Miletus which.still exists, but is now called Milet and is miles inland), on the west coast of what is now Turkey, which was known as Ionia. While at least one web site, dedicat...
Philosophical Approaches to Literature
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There are (at least) three different ways to relate philosophy to literature, which can be labeled individually as (1) philosophy of literature, (2) philosophy and literature, and (3) philosophy in literature.
Philosophy of literature is t...
Philosophy of literature is t...
On Drowning
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In the 6th grade I was a “Safety”. The primary job of a Safety was to serve as a crossing guard for the intersections on the way home. A secondary job of a Safety was to be a “snitch”, to report any violations of Rules of Conduct that occur, eithe...
GORGIAS OF LEONTINE, ON NON-BEING
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For interested members of "Philosophy Unlimited"
Sexus Empiricus on Gorgias
Sextus, Against the Schoolmasters vii 65-87.
Gorgias of Leontini began from the same position as those who have abolished the criterion, but did not foll...
Sexus Empiricus on Gorgias
Sextus, Against the Schoolmasters vii 65-87.
Gorgias of Leontini began from the same position as those who have abolished the criterion, but did not foll...
PARMENIDES OF ELEA, ON NATURE
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For interested members of "Philosophy Unlimited"
ON NATURE By Parmenides
(1) The car that bears me carried me as far as ever my heart desired, since it brought me and set me on the renowned way of the goddess, which alone l...
(1) The car that bears me carried me as far as ever my heart desired, since it brought me and set me on the renowned way of the goddess, which alone l...
Arguing with Atheism, Chapter Two.B
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For those on "Philosophy Undiluted" interested in more on Non-Cognitivism
B. Different Ways We Can Use Language
1. We can use language informatively, or cognitively.
a. When we use language this way, we are attempting to convey information, to de...
B. Different Ways We Can Use Language
1. We can use language informatively, or cognitively.
a. When we use language this way, we are attempting to convey information, to de...
How I Write
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There are only three topics about which I write: my life, my family history, and philosophy. But since writing about philosophy is the more complex of the three, I’ll discuss it first.
Writing Philosophy
The way I write philosophy varies ...
Writing Philosophy
The way I write philosophy varies ...
Epiphany on the Fourth of July 1981
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Ann, a friend of mine was renting a house on Chincoteague Island for the Fourth of July weekend (July Fourth was on a Saturday that year), and needed one additional person to share expenses. She asked if I would like to go. Not having anything els...
Clueless in Ohio
posted over 3 years ago, updated 4 minutes later | 2 comments
On 29 May 2004, I married my best friend, Becky. Becky and I have known each other for over 20 years, but we have become very close since 1997, when my career “crashed and burned”. She stood by me and believed in me, when almost all my colleagues ...
