Philosophy

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1. A Reflection of the People and Magic

   By Culain, July 29, 2014
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   • J. D. Stembal
   • July 31, 2014

2. Looking for a definition

   By NigelW, July 9, 2014
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   • Dwain Dibley
   • July 29, 2014

3. What is a philosopher?

   By NigelW, July 26, 2014
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   • NigelW
   • July 29, 2014

4. What is real vulnerability?

   By NigelW, July 25, 2014
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   • NigelW
   • July 27, 2014

5. To Samuel Kercheval Monticello, July 12, 1816

   By StylesGrant, July 27, 2014
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   • StylesGrant
   • July 27, 2014

6. Neo-aboriginalism vs. Transhumanism

   By StylesGrant, July 24, 2014   

   • anarcho-primivitism
   • primivitism
   • (and 2 more)

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     • anarcho-primivitism
     • primivitism
     • Transhumanism
     • origin of man
   • 7 replies
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   • StylesGrant
   • July 27, 2014

7. Origins of Ideals in America's Foundations

   By StylesGrant, July 26, 2014
   • 1 reply
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   • jacbot
   • July 26, 2014

8. The Civilized Ancap and The Hippie Individualist

   By StylesGrant, July 25, 2014
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   • StylesGrant
   • July 25, 2014

9. Terror management theory

   By StylesGrant, July 25, 2014
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   • StylesGrant
   • July 25, 2014

10. Morality of Eternal Life?

    By abcqwerty123, June 27, 2014
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    • Bradford26
    • July 24, 2014

11. The lower the expectation the higher the astoundment.

    By Freetounged, July 19, 2014
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    • hannahbanana
    • July 23, 2014

12. What do you think comes after this life?

    By Grizwald, July 20, 2014
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    • J. D. Stembal
    • July 23, 2014

13. Being told I'm too extreme...

    By efioptv, July 16, 2014
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    • efioptv
    • July 20, 2014

14. What would art look like in the future?

    By MysterionMuffles, July 7, 2014
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    • nathanm
    • July 18, 2014

15. The wise vs the foolish

    By Freetounged, July 17, 2014
    • 7 replies
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    • Alan C.
    • July 17, 2014

16. Evidence for free will in entropy of the universe

    By markovcd, July 17, 2014   

    • free will
    • science
    • 1 reply
    • 2.9k views
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    • Kevin Beal
    • July 17, 2014

17. UPB and positive virtue

    By SamuelS, July 13, 2014   

    • upb
    • virtue
    • 7 replies
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    • TDB
    • July 16, 2014

18. Punished by Rewards (Really?) 1 2

    By Mike Larson, January 25, 2013
    • 65 replies
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    • TDB
    • July 16, 2014

19. Objective reasoning in evolutionary psychology

    By StylesGrant, July 15, 2014   

    • islamophobia
    • political correctness
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      • islamophobia
      • political correctness
      • gender
      • culture vs. evolution
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    • Omega 3 snake oil
    • July 16, 2014

20. Definition of meanness

    By GYre0ePJhZ, July 12, 2014
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    • cynicist
    • July 13, 2014

21. Purpose of life / Meaning of life

    By TheDutchLibertarian, July 12, 2014   

    • Life
    • Purpose
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      • Life
      • Purpose
      • Meaning
      • Question
    • 5 replies
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    • Culain
    • July 12, 2014

22. Beliefs: You Choose Them Or They 'Choose' You?

    By acabobie, June 22, 2014   

    • Philosophy
    • Belief
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      Tagged with:

      • Philosophy
      • Belief
      • Choice
      • Freedom
      • Psychology
    • 21 replies
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    • jpahmad
    • July 11, 2014

23. What is justice? Is it cultural or universal?

    By GOLDENICE, July 6, 2014
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    • Patrick Stephen Mangan
    • July 10, 2014

24. Succinct/Practicle UPB/Do Unto Others

    By Patrick Stephen Mangan, June 22, 2014
    • 14 replies
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    • Patrick Stephen Mangan
    • July 10, 2014

25. Usefulness of Subjective vs. Objective Categorization

    By MrLovingKindness, June 30, 2014
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    • TDB
    • July 8, 2014

26. (Yet another) Question on UPB

    By Erik_T, May 15, 2014   

    • UPB
    • 26 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • TDB
    • July 8, 2014

27. Found this article on Reddit

    By pipeline_mike, June 11, 2014
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    • James Dean
    • July 8, 2014

28. Why do people watch violent movies?

    By NameName, July 6, 2014
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    • Coinflip
    • July 7, 2014

29. Kohlberg, Rest, Stages of Moral development, and the DIT test

    By James Dean, July 4, 2014   

    • philosophy
    • morality
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      • philosophy
      • morality
      • ethics
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    • James Dean
    • July 4, 2014

30. Is rhetoric and propaganda equal or worse than physical violence?

    By fractional slacker, June 24, 2014
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    • Infinite Limit
    • July 1, 2014

31. Is objective morality begging the question?

    By James Dean, June 5, 2014   

    • logic
    • debate
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      • logic
      • debate
      • morality
      • objective morality
    • 26 replies
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    • Culain
    • June 30, 2014

32. Does parents have moral obligations towards their kids?

    By SondreB, June 23, 2014   

    • FDR2182
    • 2181
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      • FDR2182
      • 2181
      • Kids
      • Parenting
    • 6 replies
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    • alexqr1
    • June 29, 2014

33. How to introduce philosophy to kids?

    By MayJud, May 15, 2014   

    • kids
    • philosophy
    • 5 replies
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    • MysterionMuffles
    • June 26, 2014

34. Question on Morality and The NAP

    By Eudaimonic, June 22, 2014   

    • Morality
    • Non Aggression Principle
    • 6 replies
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    • Omegahero09
    • June 24, 2014

35. The virtue of revenge?

    By tiepolo, June 23, 2014
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    • MMX2010
    • June 23, 2014

36. Music and mood

    By ParaSait, June 23, 2014
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    • ribuck
    • June 23, 2014

37. Are human beings naturally rational?

    By jpahmad, June 22, 2014
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    • jpahmad
    • June 23, 2014

38. Homelessness and children

    By ttarre, June 22, 2014
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    • Wuzzums
    • June 22, 2014

39. against UPB

    By powder, June 10, 2014
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    • Slavik
    • June 21, 2014

40. The anti-philosophy noise is growing

    By pipeline_mike, June 16, 2014
    • 16 replies
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    • ...
    • June 19, 2014

41. Fear vs Respect

    By Blackgenma, June 19, 2014   

    • Fear
    • Respect
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      • Fear
      • Respect
      • Spanking
    • 5 replies
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    • Tyler Durden
    • June 19, 2014

42. Do concepts exist? 1 2

    By meta, May 28, 2014
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    • Kevin Beal
    • June 11, 2014

43. Stealing isn't immoral if you have a good reason.

    By DaVinci, May 19, 2013
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    • june
    • June 11, 2014

44. Can a martyr really suffer?

    By TreesofNorthAmerica, June 10, 2014
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    • TreesofNorthAmerica
    • June 10, 2014

45. Wow, the paranormal was so cool, then I got introduced to philosophy..

    By jovian, May 30, 2014   

    • logic
    • paranormal
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      Tagged with:

      • logic
      • paranormal
      • belief
      • philosophy
      • objectivism
    • 5 replies
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    • jovian
    • June 5, 2014

46. What's the difference between RTR and NVC?

    By MysterionMuffles, June 4, 2014
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    • MysterionMuffles
    • June 4, 2014

47. Elon Musk reasoning from first principles.

    By aFireInside, June 2, 2014   

    • first principles
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    • aFireInside
    • June 2, 2014

48. Are women more cooperative than men?

    By elzoog, June 2, 2014
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    • PatrickC
    • June 2, 2014

49. Has anyone read Simulacra and Simulation?

    By LandOfAus, May 26, 2014   

    • Matrix
    • books
    • 4 replies
    • 952 views
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    • ...
    • May 28, 2014

50. Is family the most powerful influence on our identity?

    By Mole, May 28, 2014   

    • Family
    • Identity
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      • Family
      • Identity
      • Childhood
      • Influence
      • Culture
    • 0 replies
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    • Mole
    • May 28, 2014