Philosophy Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, March 31, 2016

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Top new questions this week: What is the philosophical difference (e.g. according to Cantor) between the infinite and the infinitesimal? I have begun inquiring recently into mathematical aspects of Georg Cantor's theory of transfinite numbers and sets, which he developed between the years of 1874 and 1897. Throughout his theory, Cantor ... philosophy-of-mathematics history-of-philosophy infinity   asked by L.M. Student 8 votes answered by Conifold 5 votes Logical fallacy classification: comparing the best from one group with the worst in another I am looking for the name for the logical fallacy that compares the best samples from one group with the worst samples from the second group and concludes that the first group is better than the ... logic fallacies   asked by Igor 8 votes answered by Chris Sunami 10 votes How would you know if nonobservable entities exist? Nonphysical entities cannot be observed. Therefore such entities cannot be verified by observation. How could statements like "God exists" be even considered true? Why would anyone appeal to the ... epistemology philosophy-of-science metaphysics theology   asked by cortez1403 5 votes answered by Alexander S King 4 votes Reference request + What philosophies are there as to ontology of numbers? I have interest in ontology of numbers. I know that the two main schools of thought regarding the metaphysical status of numbers are mathematical Platonism and mathematical Nominalism. But I wonder - ... philosophy-of-mathematics reference-request   asked by L.M. Student 5 votes answered by Eliran H 1 vote Did Kant consider Newtonian mechanics a priori? Did Kant take Newtonian physics as being synthetic a priori? I get the feeling he did. If he did, how did he justify this... seems like a huge blunder for such a careful thinker. I mean... Kant ... kant newton   asked by Ameet Sharma 4 votes answered by Conifold 6 votes Does truth not require belief? The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.--Neil Degrasse Tyson Such scientific medievalism runs rampant today and speaks to the propaganda of vacuous ... epistemology philosophy-of-science consciousness   asked by Dr. J 4 votes answered by shane 8 votes Have any thinkers applied empiricism to the dreaming and deep sleep states? The Mandukya Upanishad is a philosophical text found in the Vedas, which are among the most important scriptures of Hinduism. Here is what V. Subrahmanya Iyer says in a foreword to a translation of ... reality idealism realism hinduism dreams   asked by Keshav Srinivasan 3 votes answered by Alexander S King 0 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Would Kant choose to sacrifice one life to save another? If what I know about Kant is correct- watching the Harvard Justice series on Kant and some summaries of his work- then Kant believes in an absolute morality where everything is either right or wrong ... ethics kant   asked by Christian 6 votes answered by Xodarap 3 votes What would Kant do when two categorical imperatives conflict? Could he ever justify lying? Suppose a German SS officer knocked on my door, asking me whether I had any Jews. And suppose further that I had two Jews in a secret compartment in the attic that he'd never be able to find. ... kant ethics rule-ethics   asked by Cerberus 25 votes answered by Cody Gray 24 votes Can you answer these? Why does imagining absence at a funeral cause you to imagine being there? Source: p 22, Chapter 4 entitled 'The Garden Path [line break] EPICURUS'A Little History of Philosophy (2011 ed; but Reprint ed, 2012 extant) by Nigel Warburton PhD in Philosophy (Cambridge) ... epicurus   asked by LePressentiment 1 vote Aristotle Quote about answering irony with earnestness and earnestness with irony? I have a very vague recollection of reading a quote---I think by Aristotle in one of his works on rhetoric. The general idea of the quote was that, when making an argument, you ought to counter your ... aristotle rhetoric   asked by Richard Marmorstein 2 votes What does white normativity about our knowledge of philosophy? Western Philosophy (or that of Euro-American origin), as is obvious, is very much so dominated by white philosophers. Some argue that this makes philosophy contribute to the idea that being white is ... philosophy-of-race   asked by Matt 1 vote

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