Philosophy Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, July 28, 2016

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2016 Community Moderator Election The community moderator election is currently in the nomination phase. Please review and comment on the nominees by August 1! Top new questions this week: πίστις (Faith/Conviction) In Plato's Apology In Plato's Apology, a main question is that between belief and knowledge, between the pretense of Socrates' accusers and the simple truth of Socrates, between the laws of men and the laws that ... epistemology metaphysics   asked by Summer Developer 7 votes answered by Mauro ALLEGRANZA 0 votes What does Sartre mean by "freedom alone can account for a person in his totality"? Could you please tell me what is the meaning of Sartre's saying: "freedom alone can account for a person in his totality"? (Genet, 584) meaning sartre   asked by hooshmand 6 votes answered by jobermark 4 votes How can one objectivley measure the nobility or value of a given pursuit? John Stuart Mill famously said: It is quite compatible with the principle of utility to recognise the fact, that some kinds of pleasure are more desirable and more valuable than others. It would ... reference-request utilitarianism social-epistemology values   asked by Alexander S King 6 votes answered by virmaior 5 votes What do logicists mean when they try to "reduce mathematics to logic"? I've read a lot about Russell and other Logicism advocates and their trial to reduce math to logic. But what does that mean? We know that all known mathematics can be reduced to Set theory, is that ... philosophy-of-mathematics bertrand-russell principia-mathematica   asked by Maths Lover 5 votes answered by Xodarap 1 vote What is the point of prayer for theological rationalists? Of course, there are psychological aspects, you can unify a community or concentrate on your life goals. I feel like Christians try to do something like that when they say that prayer should be a ... theology philosophy-of-religion rationalism miracles   asked by Probably 4 votes answered by Chris Sunami 0 votes What did Kant mean when distinguishing a jewel vs its setting, to analogise good will? First encountered: p 432, Introducing Philosophy for Canadians: A Text with Integrated Readings (2011 1 ed). Primary Source: Section 1, Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals (1785) by Immanuel Kant ... ethics kant   asked by Timere 4 votes answered by Philip Klöcking 6 votes Is Peirce's pragmatic maxim self-evident? Peirce's pragmatic maxim seems to have an appeal, at least as a "tiebreaker": Consider what effects, that might conceivably have practical bearings, we conceive the object of our conception to ... semantics meaning pragmatism peirce   asked by user3457798 3 votes answered by Conifold 1 vote Greatest hits from previous weeks: What is the point of creating for an omniscient being? I read a book about determinism and free will that argued an all knowing / all powerful God and free will are incompatible, because if God knows our future then our actions are determined, hence no ... theology determinism omniscience   asked by Matas Vaitkevicius 13 votes answered by user21820 9 votes What are the differences between sentience, consciousness and awareness? Dictionary definitions such as this one often seem to use the terms sentience, awareness, and consciousness as if they are synonymous with each other. Is this really the case? If not, how do they ... terminology philosophy-of-mind consciousness sentience cognitive-sciences   asked by coleopterist 9 votes answered by iphigenie 11 votes Can you answer these? Is every feeling preceded by a thought? For a lot of feelings it looks clear to me that a thought preceded it. Like when I think of the possibility of war I get afraid. But imagine the case when it is very cold, is the feeling of having ... epistemology philosophy-of-mind   asked by Marijn 1 vote Does Alvin Plantinga's book Knowledge and Christian Faith offer any substantial updates to Warranted Christian Belief? The stated primary goal of Knowledge and Christian Faith (2015) was to condense the content of Warranted Christian Belief (2000) into a shorter and more accessible book. My question is whether the ... reference-request philosophy-of-religion christianity   asked by user22491 2 votes What is this System of Right that consistently shows up in Foucault's work? In his January 7, 1976 lecture, it is quoted that "the system of right, the domain of law, are permanent agents of these relations of domination... Right should be viewed not in terms of a legitimacy ... political-philosophy knowledge foucault   asked by Danny Rodriguez 1 vote

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