Philosophy Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, July 30, 2015

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Top new questions this week: Free will and the Libet experiments In The face of God (Gifford Lectures), Scruton discusses in passing the Libet Experiments as an unimportant framing of the discussion of free-will and determinism; without presenting any arguments, ... philosophy-of-mind   asked by Mozibur Ullah 7 votes answered by jo wehler 3 votes Mathematical philosophy: intuitionistic formalism What is intuitionistic formalism? Tarski called himself an intuitionistic formalist. logic philosophy-of-mathematics   asked by asdf 5 votes answered by Conrad Turner 2 votes Can science claim to explain all experience? If so, how strong a claim? To expand the question: if there is a god that can be experienced, does that experience escape science? And a third question: can humans define something, or work with ... epistemology philosophy-of-science philosophy-of-religion   asked by obelia 3 votes answered by Rex Kerr 3 votes Are there any prominent modern philosophers with a background in neuroscience? A lot of timeless questions in philosophy of mind seem relatively answerable by modern advancements in neuroscience and brain science. I was wondering if there are any well-known philosophers to date ... philosophy-of-mind neurophilosophy   asked by Sydney Maples 3 votes answered by jo wehler 8 votes What types of inconsistency are there that we know of? Just trying to verify consistency of a system, I need to have a list types of inconsistency to look out for, so far I have the followings: 1.Anachronistic inconsistency (e.g. trying to read a file ... reference-request types paraconsistency   asked by Arjang 3 votes Utilitarian Argument Against Necrophillia Under Utilitarianism, as defined by John Stewart Mill, would there be a coherent argument against necrophilia? It seems that, because no one is being harmed, and no relevant consequences would ensue ... ethics utilitarianism necrophilia   asked by Goodies 3 votes answered by Rex Kerr 2 votes What is the reflection of a mind discarded? It's my first time in the Philosophy section of Stack Exchange. Since I am a non-native speaker, normally I ask questions in English Language Learners. However, I thought this one was in the field of ... meaning   asked by A.K. 3 votes answered by James Kingsbery 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: Theories of Everything as a hold over from monotheism? In his book "A Tear at the Edge of Creation", physicist Mario Gleiser argues that results from cosmology and particle physics make it unlikely that we will ever find an elegant unified theory of ... philosophy-of-science philosophy-of-religion   asked by Alexander S King 15 votes answered by user23715 2 votes Why do humans desire power, and are we less independent than we think we are? Throughout history we have seen the general population wanting to look up to some leader, some god -- wanting some kind of leadership and something to place their worries upon. Individuals who notice ... philosophy-of-mind   asked by Spetalen87 3 votes answered by Rex Kerr 3 votes Can you answer this? What does disposition mean in dispositional theory of meaning? In discussion about rule-following and sceptical paradox, there is one solution called dispositional theory of meaning, which says, that if we are disposed to use a symbol + to denote addition, then ... philosophy-of-language wittgenstein kripke   asked by disposedtoconfused 2 votes

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