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Has formalized philosophy become stagnant and obsolete? [duplicate]
The first philosophers had no sources and no vocabulary other than what their own powers of reason could muster.
But the attitude many on this site seem to take regarding "philosophy" reminds me of ...
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What went wrong in the practise of Hinduism? [closed]
Remarks on the Caste System
The caste system was first mentioned in Manu Smriti (and not Vedas). The ultimate objective was to construct an ideal society in which everyone
is happy. The caste of a ...
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What is the purpose of culture? [closed]
Do we teach for any reason besides pleasure?
Humans can focus their attention away from their present moment into the past and future. We develop a sense of identity. We can reflect back and learn ...
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Can we tell whether human groups or societies are behaving as superorganisms?
An anthill can be described as a superorganism, with behaviours and interactions much more complex than those of an individual ant. We could find analogies between the superorganism and other living ...
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Does the history of modern Europe bear out Rousseau' assertion that the rule of the many cannot follow that of the few?
Rousseau writes, in Book 3, section 10 of the Contract (The abuse of government and its propensity to degenerate):
There are two general courses by which government degenerates: i.e., when it ...
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Do we have to know whether earth revolves around the sun or not? How does it effect our day-to-day life? [closed]
Does the revolution of the earth bother us in our day-to-day activities? If yes, how? If not, then why do we teach and study these thing?
Isn't it right that we have to study only those things that ...
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How can a group report the same negative experience, relative to others of the same group?
If most people in population report the same negative experience relative to others - what is the source of that experience?
For example, the majority of a student body reported feelings of exclusion ...
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Was the Republic a meritocracy?
One direct way of stating the heart of the question might be: is there sufficient textual evidence and support for the assertion that Plato's Republic contains meritocratic elements?
A second and ...
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Alternative to Illegalisation
The problem of illegalisation is that crimes have to be controlled and prevented by the state (police) and this assignment can never be concluded (of course crime will still happen and not every ...
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Which writers might offer critical readings of Luhmann?
Niklas Luhmann introduces the so called Binary Code in his Systems Theory. Any system has its own binary code. For example, in science the code is "the truth vs. not the truth".
Which writers might ...
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The position of “meaning derived from action”
What is the position called, where one judges a meaning or value of a concept by what can be done with it?
For exmaple if one takes the position, that the question if there is free will or not is ...
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What is the difference between Functionalism and Structural-Functionalism?
I don't know if I should ask this here because the question is more like a sociology one.
Anyway, I will give it a try, since most of the sociologists are also philosophers, so maybe I'll be lucky ...
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How to earn the title of Philosopher? [duplicate]
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Is everyone considered a “philosopher”?
I commonly hear politicians say that they are philosophers. And a favorite degree offered by diploma mills is ...
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The death sentence, ethics and relativity [closed]
A very common question is, "should there be a death sentence?" I was brought up to defend the opinion that the government cannot do something that it itself considers illegal, unlawful and immoral. ...
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Is there such thing as enforced symbiosis?
Although this may seem as a trivial question (not a trivial answer) I think to fully understand the question takes some serious thinking.
Here I don't mean symbiosis as just existing near each other, ...
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Is work neccessary to be happy?
I've been following some online discussions about the current economic situation.
There are a number of solutions proposed to the economic malaise across much of the developed world, but one idea ...
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Is new kind of progress possible? [closed]
From the ancient ages the technological progress and industrial development allowed people to satisfy more and more of their needs: produce enough food, allow to buy cars, computers, and other things, ...
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How does philosophy impact “real life”? [duplicate]
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How is philosophy useful? Examinging its practical and real-life impact and the benefits of getting a degree in philosophy
Many people today are of the opinion that ...
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Arguments for/against tolerance against intolerance?
What arguments speak for/against tolerance towards intolerance?
Can someone be called fully tolerant, if they don't tolerate intolerance? Hence, does tolerance exist in a pure form?
On the other ...
