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In analyzing the balance between pragmatism and idealism, we concluded that the most important subject of discussion is the goals of democracy. While we have many different ways to run it, the aim of government is what affects its quality and style the most. As time has progressed, we have seen a dynamic change in the … Continue reading
Over-Analyzing Art Converging on an aesthetics unit, I expected only absurdity from my philosophy class. Of course, beauty is something wonderful to talk about, and works of art are something fascinating to spend your time analyzing. The problem is that I don’t appreciate art, to the extent that people would expect. I made this opinion very … Continue reading
*Preface: 1. You must read this post before you read the one you are currently reading. 2. Everything stated below is a topic of conversation, and is under continual development and change. Please, comment below, because it is very hard to address the fundamental flaws in your own work. Knowledge is the basis of … Continue reading
Philosophy class is like an amusement park. This park is full of different kinds of games, different kinds of puzzles, different kinds of rides. We have now reached one of the most exciting roller coasters of all – epistemology. As a stimulus in this unit, Mr. Jackson asked us, each individual, to create our own … Continue reading
In a previous post, I outlined the duct tape which is Rorty’s philosophical views. As said, all philosophers cannot focus on just one topic; the variety of their inquires is great. Rorty struggled with the purpose of philosophical inquiry – as said earlier, he believed that we should be using our beliefs to progress, rather than … Continue reading
“Philosophers get attention only when they appear to be doing something sinister–corrupting the youth, undermining the foundations of civilization, sneering at all we hold dear. The rest of the time everybody assumes that they are hard at work somewhere down in the sub-basement, keeping those foundations in good repair. Nobody much cares what brand of … Continue reading
The majority of Karl Popper’s beliefs can be summarized in one theory – the theory of falsifiability. Popper was the first philosopher to popularize falsifiability, as well as apply in a more general fashion to a greater field of science. For a statement to be “falsifiable”, it must be inherently confirmable or verifiable by experiment … Continue reading
I cannot get a job. Government is responsible for creating jobs. The prime minister is the head of government. Therefore, my unemployment is the prime minister’s fault. There is one major reason that each of these statements is flawed, in one way or another. Let me decompose. 1. “I cannot get a job” rarely means that there are … Continue reading
So far, Stephen Downes hasn’t attacked me like Batman (patrols his territory under his own power and initiative, strikes fear into the heart of wrong doers in the dead of night, and does these things with only the tools and skills he has acquired through training himself to extremely high levels) yet. While I have … Continue reading
Someone named Jonathan Toews is a famous hockey player I am someone named Jonathan Toews Therefore, I am a famous hockey player This syllogism is both categorically invalid as well as not sound. Even though both premises are true, the two premises are particular propositions and do not relate to each other in a … Continue reading
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