Philosophy

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1. Determinism and Free Will

   By strepper, August 24, 2013   

   • Determinismfree will
   • philosophy
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   • LovePrevails
   • September 30, 2013

2. Is homesteading UPB? 1 2 3

   By NathanCJohnson, May 29, 2013
   • 90 replies
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   • Phuein
   • September 29, 2013

3. Hobbes (Thomas)

   By gwho, September 26, 2013   

   • hobbes
   • republican
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     • republican
     • statist
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   • gwho
   • September 28, 2013

4. Another Model for the Non-Aggression Principle

   By SnowDog, September 17, 2013
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   • gwho
   • September 26, 2013

5. Patronizing, ill-informed, offensive feminist blogs/articles

   By LovePrevails, September 22, 2013
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   • LovePrevails
   • September 25, 2013

6. Concerning Socrates...

   By Bardan, September 23, 2013
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   • Bardan
   • September 23, 2013

7. Back to the source

   By fridolutin, September 11, 2013   

   • true science
   • archetypes.
   • 2 replies
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   • fridolutin
   • September 13, 2013

8. E-Prime (general semantics) and moralistic judgments

   By Marc Moini, September 7, 2013   

   • E-Prime
   • NVC
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     • NVC
     • moralistic judgment
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   • Duderio
   • September 12, 2013

9. Thoughts on Objectivism

   By LaissezFaire, September 12, 2013   

   • objectivism
   • ayn rand
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     • ayn rand
     • metaphysics
     • logic
     • aristotle
     • atlas shrugged
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   • Hannibal
   • September 12, 2013

10. Environmentalist Art

    By travioli, September 6, 2013   

    • art
    • environmentalism
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      • environmentalism
      • esthetics
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    • Wesley
    • September 7, 2013

11. Do I Unconsciously Remain Fat Due to Religious Insecurity Regarding Sex?

    By Rusty Shackleford, May 6, 2013
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    • Hannibal
    • September 3, 2013

12. "To Judge or Not to Judge?" A conversation on Moralistic thinking, The lonliness of some FDR members, and learning new tools for rehabilitating poor relationships 1 2

    By LovePrevails, March 1, 2013
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    • STer
    • September 2, 2013

13. NAP, UPB and...?

    By Amelius, August 30, 2013
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    • PatrickC
    • August 31, 2013

14. Monkey Killing Monkey

    By Guest darkskyabove, August 30, 2013
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    • Guest
    • August 30, 2013

15. Joining the Military for Myself

    By cam.bankord, August 6, 2013
    • 13 replies
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    • seventwentyseven
    • August 29, 2013

16. Selling drugs: Ethical Evaluation

    By Amelius, August 28, 2013
    • 4 replies
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    • Pepin
    • August 28, 2013

17. Life and death

    By fridolutin, August 17, 2013   

    • fractal vision
    • day and night life death
    • 4 replies
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    • fridolutin
    • August 25, 2013

18. Rehabilitating Very Violent People (not always a lost cause)

    By LovePrevails, August 10, 2013
    • 22 replies
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    • STer
    • August 20, 2013

19. Social Hierarchy Essential For Survival?

    By jpahmad, August 14, 2013
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    • fridolutin
    • August 20, 2013

20. A bit of fun

    By andros, August 16, 2013   

    • reality experience
    • 6 replies
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    • andros
    • August 19, 2013

21. Supposed "Truth About Father Bias in Family Courts"

    By LovePrevails, August 18, 2013
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    • Duderio
    • August 18, 2013

22. To be Right or Consistent?

    By harbinger truth, August 9, 2013   

    • truth
    • consitantent
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    • 5 replies
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    • TDB
    • August 18, 2013

23. Michael Huemer - Defending Libertarianism: The Common Sense Approach

    By Formelyknown, August 5, 2013
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    • bwadman
    • August 10, 2013

24. Examples of logical theories that are trumped by empirical evidence? 1 2

    By MysterionMuffles, April 29, 2013
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    • MysterionMuffles
    • August 7, 2013

25. An Open Letter To Libertarians And Anarchists: Beyond Politics

    By daviddddddddddd, August 5, 2013   

    • first draft
    • 6 replies
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    • daviddddddddddd
    • August 7, 2013

26. Theory of relative experience

    By cam.bankord, August 5, 2013
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    • ThomasDoubts
    • August 5, 2013

27. Is free healthcare a human right?

    By dveb8886, July 10, 2013
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    • RestoringGuy
    • August 4, 2013

28. Paradox of Tolerance

    By ThomasDoubts, July 26, 2013
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    • ThomasDoubts
    • July 30, 2013

29. How to handle a coworker who advocates initiating violence AGAINST ME

    By cjtkirk, July 12, 2013
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    • cjtkirk
    • July 27, 2013

30. Moral Absolutes, Slippery Slopes, Two-Headed Horses...

    By onyomi, July 11, 2013
    • 17 replies
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    • Hugh Akston
    • July 24, 2013

31. The Problems of Language

    By Iggy, July 20, 2013   

    • language
    • reality
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      • language
      • reality
      • maps
      • truth
    • 5 replies
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    • Iggy
    • July 20, 2013

32. Mathematical Philosophy

    By TheRobin, July 18, 2013   

    • Mathematics Philosophy
    • 2 replies
    • 976 views
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    • Pepin
    • July 18, 2013

33. Georgetown U. student: "Republicans should be put to death"

    By Alan C., July 12, 2013
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    • pretzelogik
    • July 18, 2013

34. Philosophy, Religion, and Spirituality

    By xrazybud, July 14, 2013
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    • Pepin
    • July 18, 2013

35. Help with argumentation about murder being immoral

    By Ruppert9, July 12, 2013
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    • Pepin
    • July 18, 2013

36. How to tell the truth?

    By MaxM, June 4, 2013
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    • Joey M
    • July 11, 2013

37. What does the board think of Desirism?

    By DaVinci, July 11, 2013
    • 1 reply
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    • Joey M
    • July 11, 2013

38. Defining Virtue 1 2

    By Wesley, July 3, 2013
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    • PatrickC
    • July 9, 2013

39. What is the definition of Universally Preferable Behavior?

    By JSRS01, July 8, 2013
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    • JSRS01
    • July 8, 2013

40. Ethics Thought Experiment: The Alligator River Story

    By LovePrevails, July 5, 2013
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    • TDB
    • July 5, 2013

41. Blood from a stone?

    By DoubtingThomas, June 29, 2013
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    • DoubtingThomas
    • July 4, 2013

42. The Non-Aggression Principle is a Subjective Preference

    By masonman, June 28, 2013
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    • RestoringGuy
    • July 3, 2013

43. Understand what your freedom is being sacrificed for.

    By Guest darkskyabove, June 17, 2013
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    • STer
    • June 21, 2013

44. UPB koans

    By Subsidiarity, May 4, 2013
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    • norpan
    • June 21, 2013

45. The myth of patriotism.

    By Livemike, June 4, 2013
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    • Livemike
    • June 20, 2013

46. Wyoming woman hospitalized after exorcism

    By Alan C., June 18, 2013
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    • Alan C.
    • June 19, 2013

47. voting and the social contract

    By petermiller1986, June 12, 2013
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    • petermiller1986
    • June 13, 2013

48. TED Talk: Freedom --> Too Much Choice --> Decreased Satisfaction 1 2

    By STer, June 11, 2013
    • 60 replies
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    • Metric
    • June 12, 2013

49. Most Americans Support Being Spied on by NSA

    By Alan C., June 11, 2013
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    • PatrickC
    • June 12, 2013

50. Claimed Exempt

    By carlip, June 6, 2013
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    • tasmlab
    • June 11, 2013