Philosophy Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, October 20, 2016

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Top new questions this week: What is the difference (if any) between "not true" and "false"? A fairly simple question I hope someone can help me with. logic truth   asked by Heynow 10 votes answered by George Chen 16 votes How can we take the ontologies of our best physical theories seriously? It seems to me that numerous features of our best physical theories thus far (most notably in my humble and near-meaningless opinion: the whole notion of renormalization in quantum field theory) ... philosophy-of-science reference-request ontology philosophy-of-physics quantum-interpretations   asked by OperaticDreamland 9 votes answered by Conifold 4 votes Plato books for a philosophy newcomer I watched a funny philosophy crash course on youtube, and I'm very curious about Plato. As a begginer, where should I start? Original work? Other author's books about his philosophy? plato greeks   asked by Alex Alonso 8 votes answered by Philip Klöcking 6 votes Views of Hobbes, Locke on the formation of commonwealths Locke says in his 2nd Treatise of Government that there is a moment when, to form commonwealths, individuals "quit" the state of nature. I have two questions. How does Hobbes conceive/perceive the ... ethics political-philosophy   asked by J. Doe 7 votes Best books on philosophy of physics I'm looking for recommendations on graduate level books concerning philosophy and physics, or preferably the philosophy of physics. I'm currently reading 'After Physics' by David Albert, and 'The ... philosophy-of-science reference-request philosophy-of-physics   asked by Dan Goldwater 6 votes answered by Conifold 2 votes Do all epistemologies suffer from the "regress of justifications" problem? Aristotle describes the regress problem in his logical work Posterior Analytics I.2: b5. Some hold that, owing to the necessity of knowing the primary premisses, there is no scientific knowledge. ... logic aristotle infinity infinite   asked by Geremia 6 votes answered by Conifold 5 votes What does Descartes mean by God could alter the truth of mathematical theorems, but not laws of nature? Stumbled upon this statement in Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow's The Grand Design According to Descartes, God could at will alter the truth or falsity of ethical propositions or ... descartes natural-philosophy   asked by user69715 5 votes answered by Mauro ALLEGRANZA 3 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How can an uneducated but rational person differentiate between science and religion? I recently found myself unable to respond to the statement "But the big bang theory is just another creation myth!" during a science vs. religion argument. I found it very difficult to explain the ... epistemology philosophy-of-science skepticism   asked by Alexander S King 48 votes answered by Dave 14 votes Am I morally obligated to pursue a career in medicine? I am a high school student who has no formal training in philosophy, so I apologize if this question seems naïve. However, it is one that I am currently facing in a life decision, and I would like a ... ethics utilitarianism   asked by David Zhang 77 votes answered by Kaj_Sotala 88 votes Can you answer this? Why is David Stove universally neglected in academia? I have yet to speak with anyone in academia who has even heard of Stove (in history of philosophy depts, Straussian schools, or analytic programs). I have a feeling that this neglect has has to do ... philosophy-of-science   asked by Jon 1 vote

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