Philosophy Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, May 28, 2015

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Top new questions this week: Asymmetries in two opposite arguments from ignorance Joe claims: "There is no proof that unicorn exist, therefore unicorns do not exist". Alice claims: "There is no proof that unicorns do not exist, therefore unicorns exist". Bob claims: "There is no ... logic fallacies   asked by Hello World 6 votes answered by Camil Staps 7 votes What's a good source for refreshing my formal logic skills prior to graduate school? I need to flex my formal logic muscles prior to graduate school--I've had a dry spell in my logic practices while finishing my mathematics degree, particularly since the logic used in analysis, ... logic reference-request modal-logic   asked by Asher 6 votes answered by ChristopherE 5 votes What is the meaning of "There are questions that science can't answer"? I've recently come across several statements to the effect "there are questions science can't answer", mostly from proponents of religion and mysticism, but also from scientists and secular ... epistemology philosophy-of-science   asked by Alexander S King 4 votes answered by quen_tin 2 votes Why does Spinoza structure the ethics similarily to Euclid's geometry? I am planning to read Spinoza's Ethics, Geometrically Demonstrated, and before I read a work I peruse throughout the work, keeping note of headings, as well as read the table of contents, to get a ... spinoza   asked by Cicero 4 votes answered by André Souza Lemos 1 vote Negation of an "at least" statement Consider the statement At least two of my library books are overdue. I am trying to understand what the negation of this statement would be. I have a couple guesses: Less than two of my ... logic   asked by EthanAlvaree 2 votes answered by Camil Staps 0 votes Mathematical theorems and science We know mathematics is applied constantly in science to solve problems, even if sometimes (e.g: modern physics) there is not always a intuition of why such theorems can be applied (since there isn't ... epistemology philosophy-of-science philosophy-of-mathematics   asked by Dante 2 votes answered by André Souza Lemos 3 votes Ontology: How do ideas exist? There are several ways of looking at ideas. There is a platonic way of looking at ideas which sees the ideas as kind eternal entities. Augustine puts these ideas in the mind of God. In either case ... metaphysics ontology modal-logic   asked by St.Clair Bij 1 vote answered by virmaior 2 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: What exactly do 'objective' and 'subjective' mean in contemporary philosophy? I'm pretty new to philosophy and I just have a quick question in regards to about how people use the terms 'objective' and 'subjective'. Does objective value mean anything that is independent of ... ethics terminology   asked by James 6 votes answered by stoicfury 4 votes What is the difference between knowledge and belief? Sometimes this image is used to explain what agnosticism is and how it's independent from belief: It makes some sense but I still have confusion understanding it. What is the difference between ... epistemology knowledge agnosticism belief   asked by CiscoIPPhone 9 votes answered by Mitch 10 votes

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