| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Consciousness in Animals | 6/28/2009 | Steven R. Storch |
Q: In John Searle's book "Mind, Language, and Society," p.63, he writes the following regarding the ...
A: Consciousness is present along the entire scale of living creatures. Just think about the criteria ...
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| Life is a dream | 6/26/2009 | Hank Hokamp |
Q: I got few question I need to ask you. It seem to be easy, but I just don't understand. I don't ...
A: Jolie. Glad you're interested in Philosophy. Dreams will always be a mystery but ... maybe I can ...
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| logic ( its definition & importance in studying) | 6/24/2009 | Hank Hokamp |
Q: can you give me the simplest & clearest thought about the definition & importance of logic in ...
A: Hermie. LOGIC is a great subject. It has many 'parts.' Here we go: Simple THOUGHT: Logic is a ...
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| I'm having a philosophical dilemma.. | 6/21/2009 | Charles K. MacKay |
Q: Okay, well you probably have already heard this question hundreds and hundreds of times before, but ...
A: You ask a whale of a lot of questions about each of which whole libraries have been written. So let ...
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| Rorty and Kant | 6/16/2009 | Steven R. Storch |
Q: I think that Rorty's image of the mirror says that the mind is not like a mirror which passively and ...
A: Charles, I must admit that I'm not a Rorty expert but your synopsis seems on point As for Kant, he ...
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| Descartes and Religion | 6/16/2009 | Steven R. Storch |
Q: I hope this is your area or please tell me if you know of any good online philosophy forum... What ...
A: Reason was "God-given." Descartes argues that the idea of God is innate (a priori) and that God ...
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| contradiction in Sigmond Freud | 6/11/2009 | Hank Hokamp |
Q: Hank I don't know if that is included in your expertise, if it isn't you can feel good not to answer ...
A: Good Afternoon, Mohammad, from Illinois in the States. Quite a nice surprise to hear from you. ...
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| Phenomenology, Husserl & Philosophy of the Mind | 6/11/2009 | Steven R. Storch |
Q: Good Day Mr. Storch, I am a student of philosophy at Victoria University, Wellington New Zealand, ...
A: My first inclination would be to get a copy of the next philosophy conference proceedings. Here in ...
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| Descartes and Religion | 6/6/2009 | Steven R. Storch |
Q: I hope this is your area or please tell me if you know of any good online philosophy forum... What ...
A: Charles, Sorry for the delayed response. Your mentioning of the Thirty Years War brings up some ...
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| Mother teresa rule | 5/31/2009 | Hank Hokamp |
Q: First off, I like your philosophy. It's true. We don't need anymore hurt. This is too common. But my ...
A: I'm glad you're into Philosophy, Gabriela. Kinda makes you think, huh? Here's your answer on ...
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| God? | 5/30/2009 | Charles K. MacKay |
Q: Can you logically argue against the existence of God? I need to do so for a class so, of course, I ...
A: The only effective way to argue against the existence of anything on purely logical grounds is the ...
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| Existentialism | 5/29/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: Mr. Motta. Could you explain to me the main idea of existentialism? I am in grade eight and the ...
A: It's great to hear from younger readers! First, I have a novel to recommend to you especially ...
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| Philosophy | 5/28/2009 | Hank Hokamp |
Q: What is the distinction between inductive and deductive argements?
A: Hey, Darryl. Thanks for the question. Here we go: A deductive argument is an argument in ...
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| Philosophy | 5/28/2009 | Charles K. MacKay |
Q: What is the distinction between deductive and inductive arguments?
A: The essence is that deductive arguments are true by virtue of the meaning of their terms; inductive ...
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| morality and nothing | 5/28/2009 | Charles K. MacKay |
Q: how are you? I have a question about morality and nothingness. If nothingness is to be defined as ...
A: You're essentially defining "nothing" as "empty space." That's not the way philosophers (or speakers ...
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| saying | 5/26/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: What is the meaning of saying that the consciousness of the past weighs like a nightmare on the ...
A: It's difficult for me to tell exactly what the saying has in mind, since there's no author ...
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| unconscious, subconscious | 5/13/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: Do you agree with the sentence below: "We unconsciously reject or accept, and then subconsciously ...
A: Wow! You sure knew how to give me a tough one this time! To be honest with you, even though ...
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| Nanotechnology | 5/9/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: What do you think/know about nanotechnology? what does it mean to you? Also, What is your ...
A: I'm not an expert in nano-technology, but in general it opens avenues previously unavailable to us. ...
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| John F. Kennedy Quote | 5/6/2009 | Charles K. MacKay |
Q: What does the this quote mean? "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for ...
A: Kennedy was trying to respond to right-wing critics who accused him of wanting to expand social ...
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| Nanotechnology | 5/5/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: What do you think/know about nanotechnology? what does it mean to you? Also, What is your ...
A: Alexandria, Thank you for your question. Nano-technology is simply the use of technology to ...
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| revision | 5/5/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: Hey, Im reaching the end of my first year of university and have fast approaching exams. Last ...
A: Jen, I'm sorry, I don't fully grasp what you are asking. Are you revising papers, or studying for ...
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| Mill's Principles of Utility and Liberty | 5/5/2009 | Hank Hokamp |
Q: These questions are on a review I received for my final exam. I just want to make sure that I'm ...
A: Since your post has been in the Pool since May 5th, I thought I'd send you a little guideline ...
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| Infinite matter and empty space | 5/3/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: how are you? I would like to ask you some questions about a hypothetical situation. Let's say an ...
A: 1) Define "space", because by some accounts, "space" as a term is a useful abstraction and nothing ...
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| You can never step into the same river twice | 5/3/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: how are you? I would like to talk about a particular situation. I'm sure you have heard of the ...
A: Heraclitus said this famous phrase, and it wasn't in reference to a metaphorical river, but to an ...
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| Infinite matter and empty space | 5/2/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: how are you? I would like to ask you some questions about a hypothetical situation. Let's say an ...
A: Hey Joe, There are two ways to answer this. The first way would be to understand that filling ...
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| justification | 4/29/2009 | Steven R. Storch |
Q: I've been reading your responses and I would like to get your opinion on something Do you think ...
A: Not sure what you mean by "justified." What I think you are trying to get at is can we ultimately ...
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| Education in Plato | 4/29/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: I am a researcher and have following problem:in Plato political thought are citizens free to choose ...
A: Presumably we're talking about "The Republic". As for your first question, no. Second question, ...
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| reality | 4/27/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: !! I'd like to ask you about the first sentence below. "Unless we postulate that somehow each ...
A: Howdy Luke, I think the first sentence is trying to draw a dichotomy between the purely subjective ...
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| psychology | 4/21/2009 | Ajay Verma |
Q: My question is not related to your subject but i would like to get answer from you, why we feel as ...
A: sorry for the delay in reply. Thanks for your good and simple question. I believe that this is the ...
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| Government between people and their rules | 4/20/2009 | Ken Bell |
Q: The idea that government is an agreement between people and their rules is called what?
A: The short answer to your question is "(Social) Contract". The way the agreement is reached, how it ...
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| Inauthenticity and Jean-Paul Sarte | 4/20/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: When we try to avoid making choices or living up to the responsibility of making choices, according ...
A: since it's Monday morning! Two words: "bad faith". Please see one of my personal archives here: ...
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| lagarde | 4/19/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: I have a few questions about “George de Lagarde”. 1. His date of birth. 2. His date of death. 3. His ...
A: Wow, you sure know how to ask tough questions! I'm sorry that I won't be able to give you much, but ...
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| Free Will vs. Existance of God | 4/16/2009 | Ajay Verma |
Q: Free will or existance of God... Which argument is the most compelling and why do you think so?
A: Though philosophy of religion is not one of my areas. But probably I could ask your question by ...
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| relation with itself? | 4/9/2009 | Charles K. MacKay |
Q: MacKay can someone have relation with himself? (does it contradict the definition of relation?) is ...
A: This is one of those incredible tangles that medieval philosophy liked to get itself into one of ...
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| God paradox | 4/8/2009 | Charles K. MacKay |
Q: I would like to ask you a few questions about God and omnipotence. The paradoxical question "can ...
A: This is an old, old, old puzzle. We ascribe omnipotence to a God who is clearly a god of Greek ...
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| objective reality | 4/6/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: How does one prove rationally and scientifically that objective reality exists or not? How do we ...
A: Joe, Great question (one of the fundamental questions of modern philosophy); and one which by most ...
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| natural law and chance | 4/3/2009 | J.M.J. West |
Q: I would like to ask you some questions about a hypothetical scenario. Let's say I am the only ...
A: Joe, Thanks for the questions. If you're the only sentient being to ever exist, I'd have to ask ...
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| perception and reality | 4/2/2009 | Steven R. Storch |
Q: I would like to ask you a question about a hypothetical situation. One person is inside a dark room ...
A: This is really a very involved question despite its simplicity. The answer, however, depends upon ...
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| how to be acknowleged. | 3/26/2009 | Michael J. Motta |
Q: Motta. How you doing. My name is Tittim. I just had a look at your description at the all experts ...
A: Shwan, Thanks for the question. There are a lot of different ways to get publicity, but in this ...
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| miracle of discovery. | 3/26/2009 | Hank Hokamp |
Q: How you doing. My name is Tittim. By looking at you description at the all experts you seem like you ...
A: WOW! What an epistle, Shawn. I read every word and here's what I came up with. I'm treating your ...
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