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St. Vitus
how do I logically counter the "philosophical zombie" problem?
And by "philosophical zombie"-problem I mean the statement that we can't know for sure if the people around us are conscious, or if they are simply mindless but appear just like us.
How do I counter this logically? I'm writing a philosophical discussion in school if you're wondering.
5 AnswersPhilosophy7 years agoPhilosophy vs. Artificial Intelligence?
If we were to invent artificial intelligence (of which I mean we artificially create a conciousness), how would that impact modern philosophy's theories of the theory of conciousness and it's relation to reality? What philosophical problems would this create?
4 AnswersPhilosophy7 years agoNeed to find a philosophical problem and write an essay based on it, need suggestions?
My essay is to be structured based on analysis, dialectics, logic and criticism. All I need now is a philosophical issue/problem to analyse, can you give me some suggestions? Thanks in advance
4 AnswersPhilosophy7 years agoI need 3 strong arguments for legalization of marijuana?
question speaks for itself, please muster up your best arguments for marijuana legalization
9 AnswersPolitics7 years agoHow would you describe the European Union from the liberalist perspective?
By liberal I mean the international theory, not the political ideology
4 AnswersPolitics7 years agoHow would you describe the European Union from the liberalist perspective?
By liberal I mean the international theory, not the political ideology
International Organizations7 years agoIf you were in charge of the military defense politics of your country, how would you structure it?
Like would you cooperate with NATO, would you have conscriptions, how much money would you spend on military, that sort of thing.
1 AnswerMilitary7 years agoIf you could decide about the legal system in your country, how would it be structured?
I mean would you allow death penalties? Correctional? Length, that sort of thing.
1 AnswerLaw & Ethics7 years agoCan someone inform me about some of Baruch Spinoza's points regarding ethic and/or moral philosophy?
There's just so much info on google it's hard to take in, and I know that it's impossible to sum it up in one answer, but all I need is a hunch about what he's all about regarding the whole moral/ethics area.
Thanks in advance!
2 AnswersPhilosophy7 years agoWhat do you think are the pros and/or cons of a universal language?
1 AnswerLanguages7 years agoCan someone summarize Aristotele's and Platon's moral theories please?
And how do they differ from each other?
5 AnswersPhilosophy7 years agoWhat is Spinoza's view on moral philosophy?
3 AnswersPhilosophy7 years agoIf you could create a new country, how would it be structured politically? (topics inside)?
Here are some topics that you can base your answer on if you like, or if you wanna pick and choose that's cool
Form of government? (monarchy, President, Democracy)
Voting? (Age, How often are the elections?, Shall those who pay more in taxes or have higher knowledge get more votes? Referendums?)
Constitutions?
Economy (Welfare, profits?)
state monopolies?
legal system? (Length, Probation)
Internationalism (Trade / cooperation with other countries?)
Defence (Cooperation with NATO / UN etc?. National Service?)
School (Free university education?)
Medical (fees or through taxes?)
immigration?
4 AnswersGovernment7 years agoI need help writing a tribute speech about freedom of speech, but I'm completely blank?
How do I organize it?
help much appreciated
2 AnswersOther - Politics & Government7 years agoIf you could create a new country, how would it be structured politically? (topics inside)?
Here are some topics that you can base your answer on if you like, or if you wanna pick and choose that's cool
Form of government? (monarchy, President, Democracy)
Voting? (Age, How often are the elections?, Shall those who pay more in taxes or have higher knowledge get more votes? Referendums?)
Constitutions?
Economy (Welfare, profits?)
state monopolies?
legal system? (Length, Probation)
Internationalism (Trade / cooperation with other countries?)
Defence (Cooperation with NATO / UN etc?. National Service?)
School (Free university education?)
Medical (fees or through taxes?)
immigration?
Thanks in advance
2 AnswersOther - Politics & Government7 years agoNeed help writing a speech about freedom of speech in my rhetorics class?
It needs to contain lots of pathos (emotion) and things like that, and I have no idea what to talk about regarding freedom of speech, do you have any suggestions? help much appreciated
2 AnswersOther - Politics & Government7 years agoDeath of a Salesman: arguments supporting that Willy Loman is a bad man?
I'm writing an argumentative essay about how Willy Loman was not in fact a tragic hero, but simply a bad person, and I need some arguments supporting this. Help much appreciated
1 AnswerBooks & Authors7 years ago