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Why does Wittgenstein use long, step-by-step chains of reasoning in his works?
In some philosophical works, the reasoning unfolds very slowly, with each step seeming small but eventually leading to surprising or radical conclusions. Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus ...
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“paradox of the Cartesian method.”
Is this True or not?
For simple problems or ones we’ve already solved, focusing directly on the goal works well. But for more complex problems, this approach doesn’t work effectively. Why? Because ...
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Does history possess the epistemological tools to establish the occurrence of an anomaly in the past that defies current scientific models?
Consider an event X that current scientific models deem impossible. These models are built on the scientific method, which follows specific epistemological principles. History, as a distinct ...
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What are the key differences, with respect to meta-ethics and philosophical method, between P. F. Strawson and Alasdair Macintyre?
There seem to be some similarities. Macintyre argues that the virtues are internal to social practices and traditions while Strawson argues for a method of 'descriptive metaphysics' whereby ...
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Does the idea of a 'logical inevitability' make sense? (The context of the question has to do with work, leisure and utopia)
I am wondering how to challenge the following argument about the 'inevitability' of a Utopia of leisure. The argument seems to rely on a somehow inflated view of what can be demonstrated by logic:
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Can/Have there be(en) bullshit or non-sensical philosophical schools or traditions established in academia? [closed]
Taking 'bullshit' as by H. G. Frankfurt, of course. The question is essentially about professionalization and institutionalization in academic philosophy:
Is there any example of a philosophical ...
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What are some resources for writing professional philosophical research articles?
I am a philosophy graduate student. I have written several papers, but I've never been able to publish them, and they all got rejected. Therefore, I started to think that my skills were not good ...
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Does submitting in PhilArchive affect submission in journals?
I wanted to submit a paper to PhilArchive (an open-access e-print archive in philosophy). If I want to submit this paper to a journal afterwards, does this prior submission to PhilArchive affect the ...
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What is Husserl's "reductionist method"?
In Ideas, Husserl seems pretty convinced that phenomenology is a new science. He says that phenomenology is a descriptive science, and having read through Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception, ...
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Implicit Models and Probability - are degrees of belief/truth/existence a complete free-for-all?
Or, to put it another way, as long as you model your statements using the grammatical framework of our modern logical idioms, is it appropriate practice to assign a probability to any utterance at all,...
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Are there different forms of rigor, and if so, are some forms of rigor more rigorous than others?
Personally, I would rank mathematical rigor above philosophical rigor, and, in turn philosophical rigor above scientific rigor. But it begs the question:
Is there only one kind of rigor? Or does rigor ...
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If calculating the p-value post-hoc is meaningless, why is it reasonable to believe the Grimm's Law (and other laws of historical phonology) is true?
Why is it reasonable to believe that the Grimm's Law is true? How can those things be scientifically investigated?An obvious answer is that we can take an dictionary of native Gothic words and the ...
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What is there to philosophy these days, other than intellectual self-gratification?
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I understand that the title of my question has a provocative note. However it also stems from a genuine question.
I come from the standpoint of being a radical agnostic and ...
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How To Distinguish Between Philosophy And Non-Philosophy?
Surely not all thinking or intellectual effort is philosophy, right?
Where to draw line between philosophy and all other thinking?
What, if any, feature is present only in philosophy?
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How can spirituality be reliably researched? [closed]
My questions are
1 is there a reliable method for research into spiritual activity such as an individual providing healing, or any other service?
2 is there a ‘happy medium’ pardon the pun, that’s ...
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