User Cort Ammon

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Why doesn't philosophy have higher standards for its arguments?

answered Jul 15, 2019 at 6:06

39 votes

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How do materialists respond to the thought experiment of the perception of blue and red colors being swapped?

consciousness materialism thought-experiment

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 19:19

38 votes

What is this logical fallacy? (Nothing new under the sun?)

logic fallacies argumentation

answered Jan 24, 2021 at 4:53

31 votes

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Is there an alternative to the scientific method?

philosophy-of-science scientific-method

answered Apr 16, 2015 at 5:18

24 votes

Why do they say I am committing a fallacy when I am just insulting someone?

fallacies

answered Apr 4, 2018 at 20:46

21 votes

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How do animals think if they don't speak a language?

epistemology

answered Dec 11, 2015 at 1:56

17 votes

Is it a fallacy to say that a sane person cannot apply rational thought to the motivations of the insane?

logic fallacies argumentation psychology rationality

answered Dec 1, 2015 at 17:07

16 votes

Using the Duck-Typing method in scientific context

scientific-method

answered Jan 21, 2020 at 22:45

16 votes

Is it unfair for the rich to pay more total taxes ( not by percentage ) than the poor?

ethics economics

answered Mar 11, 2016 at 6:02

15 votes

Interpretation of the butterfly effect

philosophy-of-physics

answered Apr 2, 2018 at 21:13

14 votes

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How is Philosophy related to Science?

philosophy-of-science metaphilosophy

answered Mar 1, 2018 at 16:25

13 votes

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How is Occam's Razor reconciled with consideration of less likely scenarios?

occams-razor

answered Jan 10, 2016 at 22:04

12 votes

Is the Münchhausen trilemma really a trilemma?

epistemology foundationalism

answered Jul 17, 2019 at 23:43

11 votes

Any argument against determinism?

philosophy-of-science determinism

answered Feb 23, 2015 at 15:53

10 votes

Why don't fair coin tosses "add up"? Or... is "gambler's fallacy" really valid?

philosophy-of-mathematics probability

answered Dec 13, 2015 at 21:14

10 votes

How does mathematics work?

philosophy-of-mathematics

answered Jul 22, 2019 at 5:59

9 votes

How can a non-religious person justify or rationalize hope or optimism in an absurd world?

existentialism skepticism absurdism

answered May 4, 2018 at 3:46

9 votes

How can the physical world be an abstract mathematical structure a la Tegmark?

epistemology philosophy-of-science metaphysics ontology computation

answered Feb 20, 2016 at 5:25

9 votes

What does Whitehead mean by calling science anti-rational?

philosophy-of-science history-of-philosophy whitehead

answered Aug 1, 2016 at 17:10

9 votes

What is a straight line?

epistemology philosophy-of-science philosophy-of-mathematics empiricism definitions

answered Jan 2, 2016 at 17:29

9 votes

What is the difference between mathematical reasoning and philosophical reasoning?

philosophy-of-mathematics argumentation proof validity

answered Jan 19, 2015 at 2:26

8 votes

Does claiming that strong AI is impossible imply a belief in substance dualism?

philosophy-of-mind artificial-intelligence mind-body

answered Mar 12, 2015 at 2:03

8 votes

What is vague about the definition of the scientific method?

philosophy-of-science

answered Mar 2, 2018 at 16:44

7 votes

Can I predict my future by observing all humans/events

free-will determinism prediction

answered Aug 28, 2017 at 19:57

7 votes

Why is the emergence of Monotheism a cultural milestone in the development of mankind?

philosophy-of-religion

answered Nov 5, 2016 at 17:50

7 votes

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What happens once all questions are asked?

philosophy-of-mind

answered Mar 16, 2017 at 4:18

7 votes

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What is the number 2?

philosophy-of-mathematics

answered Jan 23, 2015 at 4:21

7 votes

Is our idea of Artificial Intelligence incorrect?

artificial-intelligence

answered Dec 10, 2015 at 3:26

6 votes

What actually are meaningless symbols?

philosophy-of-mathematics ontology philosophy-of-language

answered Jan 19, 2016 at 16:10

6 votes

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Can Gödel's incompleteness theorems be applied to ethics?

ethics goedel

answered Jan 25, 2016 at 5:16

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Why doesn't philosophy have higher standards for its arguments?

How do materialists respond to the thought experiment of the perception of blue and red colors being swapped?

What is this logical fallacy? (Nothing new under the sun?)

Is there an alternative to the scientific method?

Why do they say I am committing a fallacy when I am just insulting someone?

How do animals think if they don't speak a language?

Is it a fallacy to say that a sane person cannot apply rational thought to the motivations of the insane?

Using the Duck-Typing method in scientific context

Is it unfair for the rich to pay more total taxes ( not by percentage ) than the poor?

Interpretation of the butterfly effect

How is Philosophy related to Science?

How is Occam's Razor reconciled with consideration of less likely scenarios?

Is the Münchhausen trilemma really a trilemma?

Any argument against determinism?

Why don't fair coin tosses "add up"? Or... is "gambler's fallacy" really valid?

How does mathematics work?

How can a non-religious person justify or rationalize hope or optimism in an absurd world?

How can the physical world be an abstract mathematical structure a la Tegmark?

What does Whitehead mean by calling science anti-rational?

What is a straight line?

What is the difference between mathematical reasoning and philosophical reasoning?

Does claiming that strong AI is impossible imply a belief in substance dualism?

What is vague about the definition of the scientific method?

Can I predict my future by observing all humans/events

Why is the emergence of Monotheism a cultural milestone in the development of mankind?

What happens once all questions are asked?

What is the number 2?

Is our idea of Artificial Intelligence incorrect?

What actually are meaningless symbols?

Can Gödel's incompleteness theorems be applied to ethics?