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Goal: To be a curious footnote, that anticipates some great future philosophical movement but that does not influence it.
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To Hume, if you are saying deduction ≠ induction then of course. If it is, induction is not rational because it is not deduction, then that does not follow. Induction is self-coherent and proves itself more with each use. It states, the more X happens the more the likelihood that Y happens.
September 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
To Hume, if you are saying deduction ≠ induction then of course. If it is, induction is not rational because it is not deduction, then that does not follow. Induction is self-coherent and proves itself more with each use. It states, the more X happens the more the likelihood that Y happens.
“Knowing that you know is true knowledge.” How does one know that they know? It is through interaction with the outside world (mainly other minds). Without the interaction, one just has beliefs (maybe true, maybe false).
August 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“Knowing that you know is true knowledge.” How does one know that they know? It is through interaction with the outside world (mainly other minds). Without the interaction, one just has beliefs (maybe true, maybe false).
The problem of Other minds: It is true that you don’t directly experience other minds, but do directly experience your future mind? If the bar is set at direct experience then all we can claim is a thought, not even our mind. #philosophy
August 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The problem of Other minds: It is true that you don’t directly experience other minds, but do directly experience your future mind? If the bar is set at direct experience then all we can claim is a thought, not even our mind. #philosophy
As social creatures, humans will always be governed by artificialities. The question is how they should be set up. Morality is the belief that the application of reason and intention will create a better outcome than allowing blind chance. #philosophy
February 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
As social creatures, humans will always be governed by artificialities. The question is how they should be set up. Morality is the belief that the application of reason and intention will create a better outcome than allowing blind chance. #philosophy
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Diogenes is holed up in his barrel doing who knows what. Alexander pokes his head in and asks if there's anything he - the most powerful man in the world - could do for Diogenes, who replies: "you can move a few steps to the side because you're blocking my sunlight" 😂
February 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Diogenes is holed up in his barrel doing who knows what. Alexander pokes his head in and asks if there's anything he - the most powerful man in the world - could do for Diogenes, who replies: "you can move a few steps to the side because you're blocking my sunlight" 😂
A: Could the world be 100% chaotic?
B: We perceive patterns, so the patterns have to be found in the world.
A: What if the patterns are just in our heads?
B: They are persistent and useful, so they are not in our heads. A: Such statements can be made about a random system.
Is A right? #philosophy
B: We perceive patterns, so the patterns have to be found in the world.
A: What if the patterns are just in our heads?
B: They are persistent and useful, so they are not in our heads. A: Such statements can be made about a random system.
Is A right? #philosophy
February 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A: Could the world be 100% chaotic?
B: We perceive patterns, so the patterns have to be found in the world.
A: What if the patterns are just in our heads?
B: They are persistent and useful, so they are not in our heads. A: Such statements can be made about a random system.
Is A right? #philosophy
B: We perceive patterns, so the patterns have to be found in the world.
A: What if the patterns are just in our heads?
B: They are persistent and useful, so they are not in our heads. A: Such statements can be made about a random system.
Is A right? #philosophy
Are all human actions self-interested? What about a tell in the game of poker? No, So, we need to re-define to all voluntary actions. What if I help someone without any thoughts of self-interest. Then the self-interest would have to be found in the subconscious.
subconscious=involuntary? #philosophy
subconscious=involuntary? #philosophy
January 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Are all human actions self-interested? What about a tell in the game of poker? No, So, we need to re-define to all voluntary actions. What if I help someone without any thoughts of self-interest. Then the self-interest would have to be found in the subconscious.
subconscious=involuntary? #philosophy
subconscious=involuntary? #philosophy
What is the opposite of happiness? The easy answer is sadness, but those are mixed so often that can’t be true. I would say it is “worry”, in the sense of being distracted from existence. Or better worded, worry is the film over a screen that mutes its brightness. #philosophy
January 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What is the opposite of happiness? The easy answer is sadness, but those are mixed so often that can’t be true. I would say it is “worry”, in the sense of being distracted from existence. Or better worded, worry is the film over a screen that mutes its brightness. #philosophy
Can one truly appear to be moral, but secretly not be? Can deception be utterly thorough? Some say, yes. They say fake being moral to a point then when no one is looking put your hand an extra time in the cookie jar. But I ask how does one fake it for that long without it affecting them? #philosophy
January 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Can one truly appear to be moral, but secretly not be? Can deception be utterly thorough? Some say, yes. They say fake being moral to a point then when no one is looking put your hand an extra time in the cookie jar. But I ask how does one fake it for that long without it affecting them? #philosophy
Why must permanence and meaning be tied together? When language, meaning making par excellence, works from difference and repetition. If we say the same word in a tight repeat, it loses all meaning, so why would we say if it ends, it has no meaning. #philosophy
January 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Why must permanence and meaning be tied together? When language, meaning making par excellence, works from difference and repetition. If we say the same word in a tight repeat, it loses all meaning, so why would we say if it ends, it has no meaning. #philosophy
Do Gettier cases show the limits of viewing knowledge on a case by case basis? Do they not go away when we stop cutting events into parts and ask, is it knowledge? When we should be asking, does the practice make us knowledgeable? #philosophy
December 31, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Do Gettier cases show the limits of viewing knowledge on a case by case basis? Do they not go away when we stop cutting events into parts and ask, is it knowledge? When we should be asking, does the practice make us knowledgeable? #philosophy
Laments make no truth claim. The issue is the lament of an impossibility can remove focus on picking from the possible. The key word is “can”, so if ethics is just rules then it should be accepted. If it is a practice, then it introduces a bad habit so it should be rejected.
December 29, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Laments make no truth claim. The issue is the lament of an impossibility can remove focus on picking from the possible. The key word is “can”, so if ethics is just rules then it should be accepted. If it is a practice, then it introduces a bad habit so it should be rejected.
Is it irrational to lament about an impossibility? Can we criticize the person that cries about not being able to roll a one to win a game that requires players to always roll two dice? What about the inevitability of death? #philosophy
December 29, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Is it irrational to lament about an impossibility? Can we criticize the person that cries about not being able to roll a one to win a game that requires players to always roll two dice? What about the inevitability of death? #philosophy
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Recently, I published a philosophical novel that explores the concept of the self. Here is a link to a preview on Amazon.
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November 14, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Recently, I published a philosophical novel that explores the concept of the self. Here is a link to a preview on Amazon.
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For this weekend, my philosophical novel is free for Kindle. It explores the idea of the self. Let me know if it sparks any thoughts. a.co/d/87QmTnO #philosophy
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December 13, 2024 at 12:43 AM
For this weekend, my philosophical novel is free for Kindle. It explores the idea of the self. Let me know if it sparks any thoughts. a.co/d/87QmTnO #philosophy
The most pressing question in moral #philosophy is how to deal with distributive wrongdoing? How do you hold someone accountable for the wrong done in a group? Ex. If I use X it causes no harm. However, if a 100 people use X it causes harm. It cannot be I am 100% responsible nor 1% responsible.
December 10, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The most pressing question in moral #philosophy is how to deal with distributive wrongdoing? How do you hold someone accountable for the wrong done in a group? Ex. If I use X it causes no harm. However, if a 100 people use X it causes harm. It cannot be I am 100% responsible nor 1% responsible.
Talk of deserving requires talk of internal states, which is not available to Political #philosophy. It deals in groupings of people and grouping people by internal states is impossible. Only when dealing with individuals can we talk coherently about internal states.
December 7, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Talk of deserving requires talk of internal states, which is not available to Political #philosophy. It deals in groupings of people and grouping people by internal states is impossible. Only when dealing with individuals can we talk coherently about internal states.
In the Republic, Plato uses the metaphor of the city to talk about Justice in the individual, thus equating the two (Political #philosophy and Moral phil). Then everyone else followed along, which seems to be a mistake. Moral phil uses the concept of deserves, while Political phil has no use for it.
December 7, 2024 at 1:26 PM
In the Republic, Plato uses the metaphor of the city to talk about Justice in the individual, thus equating the two (Political #philosophy and Moral phil). Then everyone else followed along, which seems to be a mistake. Moral phil uses the concept of deserves, while Political phil has no use for it.
To me, the most pressing ethical question is ‘Why should I be concerned with my long term self at the expense of my short term self?” If this can be answered then moral behavior can be justified as being practical. #philosophy
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 AM
To me, the most pressing ethical question is ‘Why should I be concerned with my long term self at the expense of my short term self?” If this can be answered then moral behavior can be justified as being practical. #philosophy
Recently, I published a philosophical novel that explores the concept of the self. Here is a link to a preview on Amazon.
t.co/WbhclnRWuE
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https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0CTHT9V9H&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_W45P
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November 14, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Recently, I published a philosophical novel that explores the concept of the self. Here is a link to a preview on Amazon.
t.co/WbhclnRWuE
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To those who say, "All magic is gone". I say, "Yes, but illusion will never go away."
November 9, 2024 at 11:05 PM
To those who say, "All magic is gone". I say, "Yes, but illusion will never go away."