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How come nihilism is so popular today?

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Is it possible that evolution brought human kind morality?

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“God doesn't play with dice”: does QM's randomness really contradict religion?

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Dynamic concept of “truth”

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What do philosophers make of intractable metaphysical controversies?

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Can we do anything we want in philosophy?

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Does science provide the most accurate depiction of reality for analyzing and describing an accurate worldview?

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Did Tesla hold an absolute idealist philosophy?

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Is potential real?

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Does non-empirical knowledge exist?

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What is the definition of physical? Is that definition clear enough to make the a distinction between physical and non-physical?

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Is instrumentalism popular in contemporary philosophy of science?

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Do biological studies on intuition reject the idea of “intellectual intuition”?

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Should (/does) metaphysics care about physics?

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When does metaphysics stop being speculation?

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Any good philosophy debate recommendations?

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Can physics talk about non-physical entities/concepts, and if not which academic department does?

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Has the interest in philosophy really declined in recent years?

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Does the “God of gaps” argument works in metaphysics too?

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Does postmodernism entail nihilism?

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Is metaphysics completely subjective?

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Causality: is it possible for one attribute to be found in one node but not the others before it?

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Schelling: from where, or how exactly does the a priori ideas come?

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Can philosophy make predictions? [closed]

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Does science forces us to embrace materialism?

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Are there degrees of rationality/plausibility to assumptions?

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Contemporary philosophy of nature?

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What are the current theories about instinct in philosophy of the mind?

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Is philosophy considered mainly as ethics in modern society (mainly in the public perception)?

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Does the Evolution Theory contradict Kant's Metaphysics?

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83 Questions

How come nihilism is so popular today?

Is it possible that evolution brought human kind morality?

“God doesn't play with dice”: does QM's randomness really contradict religion?

Dynamic concept of “truth”

What do philosophers make of intractable metaphysical controversies?

Can we do anything we want in philosophy?

Does science provide the most accurate depiction of reality for analyzing and describing an accurate worldview?

Did Tesla hold an absolute idealist philosophy?

Is potential real?

Does non-empirical knowledge exist?

What is the definition of physical? Is that definition clear enough to make the a distinction between physical and non-physical?

Is instrumentalism popular in contemporary philosophy of science?

Do biological studies on intuition reject the idea of “intellectual intuition”?

Should (/does) metaphysics care about physics?

When does metaphysics stop being speculation?

Any good philosophy debate recommendations?

Can physics talk about non-physical entities/concepts, and if not which academic department does?

Has the interest in philosophy really declined in recent years?

Does the “God of gaps” argument works in metaphysics too?

Does postmodernism entail nihilism?

Is metaphysics completely subjective?

Causality: is it possible for one attribute to be found in one node but not the others before it?

Schelling: from where, or how exactly does the a priori ideas come?

Can philosophy make predictions? [closed]

Does science forces us to embrace materialism?

Are there degrees of rationality/plausibility to assumptions?

Contemporary philosophy of nature?

What are the current theories about instinct in philosophy of the mind?

Is philosophy considered mainly as ethics in modern society (mainly in the public perception)?

Does the Evolution Theory contradict Kant's Metaphysics?