User Yechiam Weiss

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How come nihilism is so popular today?

Mar 15 '18 at 12:50 LCIII 481

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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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Feb 15 '18 at 21:55 Greg Graham 348

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Dynamic concept of “truth”

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Nov 16 '18 at 12:07 Philip Klöcking♦ 8,355

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Can we do anything we want in philosophy?

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Mar 1 '18 at 3:01 Mark Andrews 3,721

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

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Trichotomy in philosophy

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What do philosophers make of intractable metaphysical controversies?

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Mar 29 '18 at 21:54 Conifold 34.3k

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

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Is potential real?

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Sep 10 '18 at 4:04 Conifold 34.3k

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Does non-empirical knowledge exist?

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Should (/does) metaphysics care about physics?

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May 26 '18 at 12:54 PeterJ 4,317

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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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Mar 21 '18 at 20:57 Juan Manuel Jones Volonté 31

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

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Mar 1 '18 at 18:06 Frank Hubeny 18.1k

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Is instrumentalism popular in contemporary philosophy of science?

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Feb 27 '18 at 20:03 Geoffrey Thomas♦ 30.7k

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Is evolutionary “morality” really the same thing as human morality?

Jan 11 '18 at 5:30 Yechiam Weiss 3,230

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Contemporary philosophers on intellectual intuition?

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Jan 10 at 9:17 Yechiam Weiss 3,230

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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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How influential was “galvanism” on philosophy, and was it rightfully so?

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Has no epistemologist noticed the problem with “truth” before Gettier?

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Does postmodernism entail nihilism?

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Does science forces us to embrace materialism?

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Oct 6 '18 at 22:21 Dcleve 1,731

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Are there degrees of rationality/plausibility to assumptions?

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Oct 5 '18 at 21:49 Conifold 34.3k

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Contemporary philosophy of nature?

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Sep 29 '18 at 7:08 drvrm 811

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

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Sep 13 '18 at 8:19 drvrm 811

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Did Tesla hold an absolute idealist philosophy?

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Aug 14 '18 at 19:43 Conifold 34.3k

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

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Apr 1 '18 at 16:28 Yechiam Weiss 3,230

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Why should there be nothing rather than something?

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Mar 27 '18 at 21:01 Geoffrey Thomas♦ 30.7k

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When does metaphysics stop being speculation?

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Mar 22 '18 at 7:50 Yechiam Weiss 3,230

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Any good philosophy debate recommendations?

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Mar 21 '18 at 9:54 Yechiam Weiss 3,230

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88 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”

Can we do anything we want in philosophy?

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

Trichotomy in philosophy

What do philosophers make of intractable metaphysical controversies?

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

Is potential real?

Does non-empirical knowledge exist?

Should (/does) metaphysics care about physics?

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

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

Is instrumentalism popular in contemporary philosophy of science?

Is evolutionary “morality” really the same thing as human morality?

Contemporary philosophers on intellectual intuition?

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

How influential was “galvanism” on philosophy, and was it rightfully so?

Has no epistemologist noticed the problem with “truth” before Gettier?

Does postmodernism entail nihilism?

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?

Did Tesla hold an absolute idealist philosophy?

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

Why should there be nothing rather than something?

When does metaphysics stop being speculation?

Any good philosophy debate recommendations?