Philosophy

891 topics in this forum

1. Responsibility for indirect certain effects of our actions

   By square4, March 3, 2014
   • 25 replies
   • 2.2k views
   • 
   • abcqwerty123
   • March 6, 2014

2. The Sanctioning of Victimhood

   By vco, April 27, 2014   

   • victimhood
   • self-esteem
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • victimhood
     • self-esteem
     • philosophy
     • morality
   • 5 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • vco
   • April 27, 2014

3. Socrates

   By Wayne, February 21, 2013
   • 8 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • Shagrath
   • April 26, 2013

4. Core point of view test. 1 question poll (anonymous)

   By A4E, April 13, 2016
   • 15 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • EclecticIdealist
   • April 26, 2016

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

   By jovian, May 30, 2014   

   • logic
   • paranormal
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • logic
     • paranormal
     • belief
     • philosophy
     • objectivism
   • 5 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • jovian
   • June 5, 2014

6. Everybody is Normal Until You Get to Know Them

   By MysterionMuffles, December 13, 2013
   • 16 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • MysterionMuffles
   • December 24, 2013

7. The Nature of Being and Substance Theory.

   By RichardY, April 20, 2017
   • 17 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • RichardY
   • May 21, 2017

8. What do you think comes after this life?

   By Grizwald, July 20, 2014
   • 13 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • J. D. Stembal
   • July 23, 2014

9. The Prime Directive

   By flazak, April 24, 2016
   • 13 replies
   • 2.1k views
   • 
   • Lars
   • April 29, 2016

10. The Non-Aggression Principle is a Subjective Preference

    By masonman, June 28, 2013
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • RestoringGuy
    • July 3, 2013

11. Emotions

    By Gar, October 10, 2013
    • 16 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Pepin
    • December 30, 2013

12. "I did this for you." Is there such a thing ?

    By aFireInside, December 18, 2013
    • 19 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • dsayers
    • January 4, 2014

13. When you observe yourself

    By d4d0ff70, September 16, 2018
    • 21 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • RichardY
    • October 4, 2018

14. Winning & Losing

    By jpahmad, April 9, 2014
    • 20 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • jpahmad
    • April 11, 2014

15. Why BLM and ideas like "white privilege" are inherently bigoted.

    By Worlok, July 15, 2016
    • 7 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Drew.
    • August 14, 2016

16. "why are you so unreasonable"

    By cab21, February 25, 2014
    • 15 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Kevin Beal
    • February 26, 2014

17. Inflexible Logic

    By Ravate, November 19, 2014
    • 16 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Level_One
    • January 17, 2015

18. Tautology

    By JSDev, August 18, 2015
    • 9 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • patrick4
    • September 26, 2015

19. Common Ethical Arguments: "Morality is a Matter of Opinion"

    By LovePrevails, September 2, 2015
    • 1 reply
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Mike C.
    • September 3, 2015

20. morality of how we treat the dead.

    By cab21, July 21, 2015
    • 8 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • cab21
    • July 24, 2015

21. Am I seeing this right?

    By MarkIX, May 19, 2014   

    • An-Com Property Marriage
    • 27 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • cynicist
    • May 22, 2014

22. What is manipulative language?

    By Jot, February 2, 2016
    • 10 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Bipedal Primate
    • February 5, 2016

23. How to deal with Name Calling

    By mjdsharks, May 20, 2014
    • 16 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • PatrickC
    • May 22, 2014

24. Animal Abuse

    By Philosphorous, March 20, 2014
    • 18 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • PatrickC
    • April 17, 2014

25. Neo-aboriginalism vs. Transhumanism

    By StylesGrant, July 24, 2014   

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

      Tagged with:

      • anarcho-primivitism
      • primivitism
      • Transhumanism
      • origin of man
    • 7 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • StylesGrant
    • July 27, 2014

26. Thoughts on Objectivism

    By LaissezFaire, September 12, 2013   

    • objectivism
    • ayn rand
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • objectivism
      • ayn rand
      • metaphysics
      • logic
      • aristotle
      • atlas shrugged
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Hannibal
    • September 12, 2013

27. Symbols

    By BaylorPRSer, July 2, 2015
    • 9 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • utopian
    • August 10, 2015

28. Drowning Child Example

    By LovePrevails, September 19, 2016
    • 12 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Boss
    • October 15, 2016

29. Accuracy compared to what?

    By NigelW, September 20, 2014
    • 22 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • NigelW
    • September 23, 2014

30. Refute my statement

    By Mark Carolus, November 19, 2013
    • 16 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Livemike
    • December 2, 2013

31. Existence

    By TonyG666, March 16, 2014
    • 11 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • Mike Fleming
    • March 23, 2014

32. NAP vs moral dilemma solved?

    By Daniel Unplugged, February 21, 2014
    • 13 replies
    • 2.1k views
    • 
    • ProfessionalTeabagger
    • February 24, 2014

33. The concept of Alphas and Betas in humans AND wolves is incorrect.

    By NameName, August 30, 2014
    • 19 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • luxfelix
    • September 6, 2014

34. Validity of IQ

    By Alice Amell, March 25, 2015
    • 10 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • thelion
    • March 30, 2015

35. Potential rights and abortion

    By tiepolo, April 28, 2014
    • 10 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • DanielB
    • May 9, 2014

36. Arguments against NAP.

    By J.L.W, July 1, 2018
    • 20 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • smarterthanone
    • July 8, 2018

37. What is the "Standard of Value" for UPB?

    By John Sambrook, May 25, 2016
    • 13 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • John Sambrook
    • May 30, 2016

38. Why do so many people live life in lies?

    By utopian, October 11, 2015
    • 13 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • dsayers
    • October 17, 2015

39. Why do we do things that make us happy?

    By WarTrek, February 12, 2014   

    • Happiness
    • Aristotle
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Happiness
      • Aristotle
      • Happy
      • Motivation
      • Desire
    • 11 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • WarTrek
    • February 14, 2014

40. Bible "out of context"

    By carlip, May 29, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • Brandon Buck _BB_
    • June 6, 2013

41. Threshold for social rejection/pain

    By gwho, September 28, 2013
    • 12 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • SBRFS
    • October 7, 2013

42. What of Truth and Evidence?

    By Iggy, March 25, 2014   

    • anecdote
    • reality
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • anecdote
      • reality
      • evidence
      • scientific
      • scientific method
    • 4 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • Iggy
    • March 27, 2014

43. The Backfire Effect

    By Mister Mister, December 11, 2015
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • A4E
    • December 12, 2015

44. The falsifiability of Respect

    By FriendlyHacker, January 5, 2015
    • 14 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • endostate
    • January 9, 2015

45. The accuracy of the senses

    By rosencrantz, July 11, 2016
    • 10 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • thebeardslastcall
    • July 14, 2016

46. Alphas and Betas

    By Josh F, December 3, 2013
    • 9 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • Josh F
    • December 16, 2013

47. Is "People should be governed" a self-contradicting statement?

    By crafn, July 3, 2016
    • 12 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • dsayers
    • July 6, 2016

48. Is my concise explanation of UPB accurate?

    By rhanson, May 13, 2013
    • 20 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • ribuck
    • May 20, 2013

49. Joining the Military for Myself

    By cam.bankord, August 6, 2013
    • 13 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • seventwentyseven
    • August 29, 2013

50. Help with Ayn Rand's metaphysics.

    By Sebastian Lundh, March 9, 2014   

    • metaphysics
    • axiom of existence
    • (and 6 more)

      Tagged with:

      • metaphysics
      • axiom of existence
      • existence axiom
      • existence
      • ayn rand
      • objectivism
      • truth
      • epistemology
    • 3 replies
    • 2k views
    • 
    • cynicist
    • March 13, 2014