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1. (Yet another) Question on UPB

   By Erik_T, May 15, 2014   

   • UPB
   • 26 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • TDB
   • July 8, 2014

2. What is beauty? Can beauty be objective?

   By aFireInside, October 1, 2013   

   • beauty
   • Can beauty be objective?
   • 10 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • HasMat
   • December 18, 2013

3. How would UPB be applied to something like negligent homicide?

   By Kanith101, November 2, 2015   

   • MoralityUPB
   • Negligent homicide
   • 17 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • Trotter332
   • November 19, 2015

4. UPB and logic...

   By Jot, February 15, 2016
   • 18 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • Nathan Metric
   • February 24, 2016

5. are anarchists the only legitimate opponents of rape?

   By SimonF, March 24, 2013
   • 23 replies
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   • Guest
   • June 2, 2013

6. Should libertarians consider Rene Girard? [Introduction to Rene Girard]

   By batou, April 1, 2013
   • 10 replies
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   • Brandon Buck _BB_
   • April 26, 2013

7. Thoughts about Noam Chomsky?

   By bishal, March 4, 2013
   • 27 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • bishal
   • March 23, 2013

8. Why do guys hate Justin Beaver so badly?

   By aFireInside, January 9, 2014
   • 24 replies
   • 2.7k views
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   • Kevin Beal
   • January 10, 2014

9. Sam Harris and Noam Chomsky corresponds (ouch)

   By LovePrevails, May 16, 2015
   • 21 replies
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   • LovePrevails
   • August 18, 2015

10. No matter = No Consciousness ?!

    By Jot, January 28, 2016
    • 29 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Jot
    • January 28, 2016

11. Please review my AGW Global warming argument for soundness and offer critique

    By TheAuger, November 11, 2015   

    • global warming
    • philsophy
    • 10 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Torero
    • November 12, 2015

12. A brief critique of UPB

    By csekavec, April 3, 2016
    • 16 replies
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    • Kevin Beal
    • April 8, 2016

13. Up until what point are your parents morally responsible to provide for you?

    By Jot, January 28, 2016
    • 23 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • dsayers
    • January 31, 2016

14. Philosophical Films (must watch!)

    By GuzzyBone, June 13, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • August Boulder
    • June 25, 2015

15. The Curse of Knowledge

    By memeverse, December 21, 2013
    • 17 replies
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    • fridolutin
    • December 28, 2013

16. First principles

    By sdavio, January 19, 2015
    • 11 replies
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    • luxfelix
    • February 2, 2015

17. merits of behaviorism?

    By cab21, April 17, 2014
    • 23 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • pnelson
    • March 30, 2015

18. Self as a concept

    By Fudo Manu, November 12, 2013
    • 22 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • dsayers
    • January 4, 2014

19. Parents as "The State"

    By Rick Horton, March 20, 2013
    • 27 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Rick Horton
    • March 23, 2013

20. What is Reality?

    By powder, January 1, 2014
    • 26 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • cynicist
    • January 4, 2014

21. An good introduction to philosophy?

    By doc911, August 13, 2015   

    • philosophy
    • beginner
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • philosophy
      • beginner
      • introduction
    • 6 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • jason_
    • August 14, 2015

22. That which changes is not æternal; that which is æternal does not change

    By Donnadogsoth, May 6, 2017
    • 26 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • _LiveFree_
    • May 10, 2017

23. How to achieve Freedom.

    By Victor, January 19, 2017
    • 20 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • M.2
    • March 29, 2017

24. What is Morality?

    By abcqwerty123, March 3, 2014
    • 26 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • HasMat
    • March 21, 2014

25. Jordan Peterson's defense of free speech, what gives?

    By lorry, January 23, 2018
    • 29 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • eschiedler
    • March 7, 2018

26. "Who Am I?"

    By Phuein, September 18, 2014   

    • self
    • identity
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • self
      • identity
      • reality
      • dream
      • hinduism
      • vedanta
    • 9 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Satsang
    • October 22, 2014

27. U Preferred B? Preference and Choice

    By Will Torbald, January 29, 2016   

    • upb
    • 15 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • MysterionMuffles
    • February 2, 2016

28. Race Relations in America

    By IsaacGage860, November 15, 2016   

    • Philosophy
    • Solutions
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Philosophy
      • Solutions
      • Diplomacy
    • 16 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • DCLugi
    • December 12, 2016

29. Why shouldn't I kill you? (Alternate topic to "Why be moral?")

    By Des, March 23, 2016
    • 17 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Des
    • March 28, 2016

30. Is the Argument from Morality just an instance of the Argument from Effect?

    By John Sambrook, June 7, 2016
    • 24 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Des
    • June 21, 2016

31. Help Me Understand UPB

    By David Foster, September 2, 2013   

    • UPB
    • Morality
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • UPB
      • Morality
      • Universality
      • Is/ought
      • help
      • NAP
    • 4 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • TDB
    • December 30, 2013

32. Is NAP a circular argument?

    By NoTreason, February 2, 2014
    • 22 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • labmath2
    • May 12, 2014

33. What are "values"?

    By NigelW, April 26, 2014
    • 23 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • NigelW
    • May 13, 2014

34. Universally Permissible Interactions, or how I think about ethics.

    By Will Torbald, January 23, 2016   

    • morality
    • upb
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • morality
      • upb
      • nap
      • ethics
      • philosophy
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Will Torbald
    • January 23, 2016

35. The anti-philosophy noise is growing

    By pipeline_mike, June 16, 2014
    • 16 replies
    • 2.5k views
    • 
    • ...
    • June 19, 2014

36. Logic is not the foundation of the Universe

    By Donnadogsoth, June 27, 2017
    • 21 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Donnadogsoth
    • July 13, 2017

37. Panarchism

    By weenie, December 3, 2014   

    • panarchism
    • 17 replies
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    • weenie
    • December 10, 2014

38. God said take what you want and pay for it .

    By RichardY, May 5, 2016
    • 6 replies
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    • Des
    • May 6, 2016

39. Could the Natzies have won the War ? (hypothetical)

    By aFireInside, May 22, 2014
    • 6 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • aFireInside
    • May 25, 2014

40. Are looks subjective or objective?

    By Jot, October 16, 2016   

    • looks
    • 13 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Kikker
    • October 18, 2016

41. Does Canada exist?

    By RFan, January 8, 2013
    • 20 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • David L
    • January 11, 2013

42. What does UPB say about statutory rape?

    By BaylorPRSer, February 20, 2015
    • 20 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • ProfessionalTeabagger
    • April 22, 2015

43. Stef's wager (free will)

    By Mole, November 26, 2017   

    • free will
    • determinism
    • (and 8 more)

      Tagged with:

      • free will
      • determinism
      • morality
      • reason
      • rationality
      • philosophy
      • human nature
      • stefan
      • psychology
      • epistemology
    • 21 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • RichardY
    • December 21, 2017

44. "Country" and rebel freedom fighters

    By gwho, November 15, 2013   

    • nationalism
    • country
    • (and 7 more)

      Tagged with:

      • nationalism
      • country
      • freedom fighters
      • rebels
      • motivation
      • culture
      • concepts
      • war
      • violence
    • 7 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Existing Alternatives
    • December 16, 2013

45. Freedom of Speech

    By luizpauloalbers, December 11, 2014
    • 22 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Pepin
    • December 30, 2014

46. NAP -- Prescriptive vs Descriptive Distinction

    By David Ottinger, October 29, 2014   

    • ethics
    • NAP
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • ethics
      • NAP
      • non-aggression principle
      • is-ought
      • Humes Law
    • 4 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • dsayers
    • October 30, 2014

47. Is it time for "The Truth About Free Will"?

    By shirgall, October 21, 2013
    • 30 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • HasMat
    • December 18, 2013

48. What do you think of Kant's categorical imperative?

    By labmath2, April 13, 2014
    • 12 replies
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    • greekredemption
    • April 16, 2014

49. Stephen Hawking tells Google ‘philosophy is dead’

    By Ashton, July 28, 2014
    • 11 replies
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    • AncapFTW
    • March 9, 2015

50. My Philosophy

    By Philosofer123, April 13, 2014   

    • philosophy
    • atheism
    • (and 8 more)

      Tagged with:

      • philosophy
      • atheism
      • skepticism
      • free will
      • stoicism
      • epicureanism
      • buddhism
      • life
      • death
      • hedonism
    • 7 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Philosofer123
    • April 13, 2014