Questions tagged [interpretation]
Explanations about the though of a philosophical author or school
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What did Parmenides mean when he argued that there can be no change and no time?
In the ongoing trouble with Parmenides' cryptic poem, which contains his argument against change, I finally stumbled upon an interpretation that is radically different than the usual one.
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Does relativism deny or accept the existence of an objective truth?
I am a bit confused about what is the position of relativism with respect to objective truths.
Protagoras was the foundational relativist philosopher:
According to Plato, Protagoras thought:
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Interpretation of Nietzsche's aphorisms in Beyond Good An Evil
I have long been fascinated with the maxims in Beyond Good And Evil (Chapter 4). I have found great depth in many of them, but I suspect there may be other layers that I've missed. Also several of ...
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Why is the notion of domain of discourse at all necessary in predicate logic?
The notion of domain of discourse (also: domain of discourse, universe of discourse, universal set, or universe) is a fixture of mathematical logic which is sometimes claimed to be necessary to the ...
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