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What are the major branches of philosophy?

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What should a rational person accept as a miracle?

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How will learning about philosophy impact real-life?

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Was Robin Hood's point of view ethically sound?

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Why is a lion not evil?

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Why has the philosophy of Bishop Berkeley fallen out of favor in academic philosophy?

answered Jun 23, 2011 at 22:24

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What is the purpose of the universe?

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What are the retorts to Searle's Chinese Room?

answered Aug 19, 2011 at 1:48

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Can cruelty and suffering be justified if it might lead to social transformation?

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What basis do we have for certainty in current scientific theories?

answered Jun 16, 2011 at 23:05

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What, if anything, is the difference between ethics and moral philosophy?

answered Jun 11, 2011 at 15:35

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Is there any moral reasoning behind punishment?

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When and why do we say that two things are the same?

answered Jun 13, 2011 at 3:17

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What was Kant's view on lies by omission?

answered Jun 10, 2011 at 22:26

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Arguments for/against tolerance against intolerance?

answered Jun 8, 2011 at 1:37

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What did John Passmore mean when he reported that logical positivism "is dead"?

answered Aug 27, 2011 at 14:53

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What is the philosophical problem with Skolem's Paradox?

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Major Questions resolved or unresolved in Philosophy

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Is there a general theory of intelligence and design that would allow us to detect the presence of design in an object based solely on its properties?

answered Jun 7 at 21:25

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What makes a good question?

answered Nov 4, 2011 at 22:04

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Which philosophers have posited that our mortality gives meaning to our lives?

answered Dec 1, 2011 at 18:02

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Does philosophy belong to empirical science or formal science?

answered Jun 20, 2011 at 1:42

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Where can I start to learn about the philosophy of penology?

answered Jun 16, 2011 at 22:57

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Could 'cogito ergo sum' possibly be false?

answered Jul 1, 2011 at 20:00

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What are examples of analytic a posteriori knowledge?

answered Jun 18, 2011 at 0:25

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Representation versus cartography in Deleuze and Guattari?

answered Aug 25, 2011 at 0:35

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What are some alternative readings of Aristotle's remark "O my friends, there is no friend"?

answered Dec 13, 2011 at 22:53

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Why does Nietzsche say in the Antichrist that Aristotle "saw in pity a sickly and dangerous state of mind"?

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What to know before reading The Myth of Sisyphus?

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What is "what is"?

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What are the major branches of philosophy?

What should a rational person accept as a miracle?

How will learning about philosophy impact real-life?

Was Robin Hood's point of view ethically sound?

Why is a lion not evil?

Why has the philosophy of Bishop Berkeley fallen out of favor in academic philosophy?

What is the purpose of the universe?

What are the retorts to Searle's Chinese Room?

Can cruelty and suffering be justified if it might lead to social transformation?

What basis do we have for certainty in current scientific theories?

What, if anything, is the difference between ethics and moral philosophy?

Is there any moral reasoning behind punishment?

When and why do we say that two things are the same?

What was Kant's view on lies by omission?

Arguments for/against tolerance against intolerance?

What did John Passmore mean when he reported that logical positivism "is dead"?

What is the philosophical problem with Skolem's Paradox?

Major Questions resolved or unresolved in Philosophy

Is there a general theory of intelligence and design that would allow us to detect the presence of design in an object based solely on its properties?

What makes a good question?

Which philosophers have posited that our mortality gives meaning to our lives?

Does philosophy belong to empirical science or formal science?

Where can I start to learn about the philosophy of penology?

Could 'cogito ergo sum' possibly be false?

What are examples of analytic a posteriori knowledge?

Representation versus cartography in Deleuze and Guattari?

What are some alternative readings of Aristotle's remark "O my friends, there is no friend"?

Why does Nietzsche say in the Antichrist that Aristotle "saw in pity a sickly and dangerous state of mind"?

What to know before reading The Myth of Sisyphus?

What is "what is"?