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What is the moral difference between abortion and infanticide?

Is circular reasoning always a fallacy?

How come nihilism is so popular today?

Why is the complex number an integral part of physical reality?

Being alive today: the most improbable coincidence?

What is information?

Does every truth have to be provable based on evidence?

Do all epistemologies suffer from the "regress of justifications" problem?

Have any philosophers applied the concept of "underdetermination" to non-scientific contexts?

What philosopher said that knowledge is about discerning differences?

What is the Null Hypothesis for a negative claim?

Does the postmodern rejection of "Grand Narratives" have anything to do with "First Principles" argumentation?

On the determination of scientific consensus

Book Recommendation for Computational Theory of Mind

Are uncomputable numbers/things a problem for Wheeler's "it from bit"?

Are There Alternatives to Determinism and Stochasticism?

Is topology of cultural ideas and concepts studied in modern philosophy?

Do theories come from observations or do they determine what is observed?

Should viable philosophical theories not always be consistent with science?

Is evolutionary "morality" really the same thing as human morality?

Can small random pieces produce a deterministic whole?

In nondualistic religions (Shaivism/Hinduism/New Age) why does consciousness manifest the world at all?

What should be understood by 'being' in the context of ontology?

Badiou vs. Deleuze - Set Theory vs. Differential Calculus - Limits vs. Infinitesimals

Is atheism about the existence of Deities or a personal perception of Sacredness?

How can we decide which view to accept concerning our ultimate justification of our knowledge (Münchhausen trilemma)?

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