Philosophy

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1. The Dichotomy of "Us" and "Them"

   By Soulfire, May 1, 2017
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   • Eudaimonic
   • May 6, 2017

2. http://www.informationphilosopher.com

   By RichardY, March 27, 2018
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   • RichardY
   • June 4, 2018

3. Do I tell my daughter that Santa is real?

   By Microwave, January 28, 2013
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   • tasmlab
   • January 31, 2013

4. Teen calls cops on own parents for marijuana

   By Alan C., January 28, 2013
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   • Dibble
   • January 30, 2013

5. New study says that people aren't smart enough for democracy

   By Makalakumu, February 4, 2013
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   • VforVoluntary49
   • February 5, 2013

6. Socrates

   By Wayne, February 21, 2013
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   • Shagrath
   • April 26, 2013

7. privilege?

   By SimonF, April 3, 2013
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   • AdamC
   • April 27, 2013

8. Oughts are derived from the effects of is'

   By JSRS01, July 10, 2013
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   • Pepin
   • December 19, 2013

9. Public conversation and you just can't resist

   By fractional slacker, December 10, 2013
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   • cab21
   • December 16, 2013

10. Focusing on Epistemology in Debates

    By Pepin, January 8, 2014
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    • TDB
    • January 17, 2014

11. Is equality actually a good thing?

    By Daniel Unplugged, January 21, 2014   

    • equality
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    • y2k1
    • January 23, 2014

12. Reductionism

    By Mark Carolus, March 3, 2014   

    • Reductionism
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    • dsayers
    • March 3, 2014

13. Karma

    By fridolutin, March 5, 2014   

    • responsability
    • heridity
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    • fridolutin
    • March 8, 2014

14. Consenting to coercion

    By ParaSait, August 25, 2014
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    • cynicist
    • August 26, 2014

15. Recovering from the false self.

    By Wesley B, September 30, 2014
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    • Heam
    • October 6, 2014

16. Most here believe rights do not exist, I think this is because of how we've been taught about rights.

    By Trivium_method_man, October 21, 2014   

    • rights upb
    • animal rights
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    • J. D. Stembal
    • November 27, 2014

17. Philosophers: Please don't ever say this to beginners ...

    By shirgall, December 8, 2014
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    • IndianaLee
    • December 11, 2014

18. Voting, the initiation of force?

    By Duart, March 1, 2015   

    • voting
    • force
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      • voting
      • force
      • property rights
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    • Jer
    • March 6, 2015

19. Determinism vs Indeterminism (cause and affect)

    By free-b, April 21, 2015
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    • Mister Mister
    • September 13, 2015

20. morality of how we treat the dead.

    By cab21, July 21, 2015
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    • cab21
    • July 24, 2015

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

    By Will Torbald, January 23, 2016   

    • morality
    • upb
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      Tagged with:

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

22. goal based ethics

    By afterzir, February 15, 2016
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    • afterzir
    • February 17, 2016

23. LGTB Community and the Communist/Social Kool-Aid

    By Pleiades, March 15, 2016
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    • Mister Mister
    • March 17, 2016

24. Influence of Christian values on the path of history

    By Pelafina, March 24, 2016
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    • shirgall
    • April 7, 2016

25. Would China have gone to the Moon without the West?

    By flazak, March 29, 2016
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    • B0b
    • March 30, 2016

26. A Theory on the Future of Identity Politics

    By AnAmericanComposer, June 5, 2016
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    • RichardY
    • June 7, 2016

27. Don't date robots.

    By Black Anarchist, July 15, 2016
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    • Donnadogsoth
    • August 20, 2016

28. Emotion vs. Thought

    By aviet, November 10, 2016
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    • David Ottinger
    • November 30, 2016

29. Stef on Rights.

    By Gabranth, December 9, 2016
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    • Magnetic Synthesizer
    • December 17, 2016

30. Non-sense data

    By os.motic, March 18, 2017
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    • Jaeger
    • March 21, 2017

31. How do you stay strong in the face of irrationality?

    By Holgersen, March 30, 2017
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    • gneiss81
    • April 2, 2017

32. Is western civilization a case of rock, paper, scissors?

    By elzoog, June 8, 2017
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    • mgggb
    • July 31, 2017

33. The mind-body problem

    By Donnadogsoth, June 25, 2017
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    • Donnadogsoth
    • July 3, 2017

34. What is Power?

    By RichardY, August 5, 2017
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    • RichardY
    • August 7, 2017

35. Obama supporters shocked, angry at new tax increases

    By Alan C., January 6, 2013
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    • Brandon Buck _BB_
    • January 7, 2013

36. Government is Good

    By Nathan, February 5, 2013
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    • SimonF
    • February 23, 2013

37. Police save 'sorcerers' after mob try to burn them alive in Papua New Guinea

    By Alan C., February 14, 2013
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    • STer
    • February 15, 2013

38. 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

39. What type of argument is UPB?

    By DaVinci, May 24, 2013
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    • Dave Bockman
    • May 25, 2013

40. voting and the social contract

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

41. Determinism and Free Will

    By strepper, August 24, 2013   

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

42. Is this a "middle-truth"?

    By Vuk11, October 7, 2013
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    • Pepin
    • October 8, 2013

43. Stefan's next video?

    By Mark Carolus, November 2, 2013
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    • Guest
    • November 3, 2013

44. The Topic of Denying Existential Realitites and the Resulting Moral Implications

    By King David, November 9, 2013
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    • King David
    • December 4, 2013

45. Help with understanding virtue

    By meeri, November 13, 2013   

    • virtue
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    • PatrickC
    • November 14, 2013

46. "Country" and rebel freedom fighters

    By gwho, November 15, 2013   

    • nationalism
    • country
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      Tagged with:

      • nationalism
      • country
      • freedom fighters
      • rebels
      • motivation
      • culture
      • concepts
      • war
      • violence
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    • Existing Alternatives
    • December 16, 2013

47. Argumentation ethics and parenting

    By Hugh Akston, December 16, 2013
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    • Pepin
    • December 16, 2013

48. is philosophy objective?

    By dsayers, January 4, 2014
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    • PatrickC
    • January 7, 2014

49. I got an idea how to play a little philosophical "game"

    By Barry_diller, January 5, 2014
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    • Daxinth
    • January 7, 2014

50. Self-Ethics, i.e. how ethics works in the Robinson Crusoe scenario

    By B-64, January 17, 2014
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    • PatrickC
    • January 19, 2014