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A place to exercise reason, deep thought, freethinking, and share research, articles, videos, and a variety of sources pertaining to philosophical concepts. Debate and discussion are open and welcome. Be sure to remain clear, concise, and manage your grammar. Edits should be .. Read more

A place to exercise reason, deep thought, freethinking, and share research, articles, videos, and a variety of sources pertaining to philosophical concepts. Debate and discussion are open and welcome. Be sure to remain clear, concise, and manage your grammar. Edits should be .. Read more

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Philosophy
Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Cutiebeauty
Hi everyone. I just joined your group. I don't know much about philosophy but I'm willing to learn. I won't be getting into any deep discussions here, but I do want to read some stuff. I may ask a question here and there, if that's alright?...
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Shared from Philosophy & Meaning
Jan 20, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by misternatureboy
150 years ago, a philosopher showed why it’s pointless to start arguments on the internet
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Shared from Philosophy & Meaning
Jul 2, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by TheMiddleWay
Russel, the greatest salesman the world has ever known!
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Philosophy
Jul 14, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Matias
Is there only one kind of truth; only one kind of reality? Or are there several types of reality? The sentence "Emma Bovary died by suicide" is true although "Emma Bovary" is only a fictitious entity, an element of an inter-subjective reality (in ...
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Philosophy
Oct 18, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
Why is it that so many humans cannot accept a very simple fact?; that we are as individuals just a collection of bio-chemical components with a shelf life of about 80 years. Then we simply revert to the base elements that were are made of.
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Philosophy
Oct 23, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
What do you think would have happened if feudalism would have been left in tact to evolve...
8 comments
Philosophy
May 14, 2018May 2018

Posted by Stoics
POLLAny one here know about stoicism.
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Philosophy
Jun 8, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Heraclitus
Who is your favorite existentialist philosopher and why?
6 comments
Philosophy
Feb 20, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
I have existed since the beginning of living things and I shall cease to exist when all living things are gone. I am...?
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Philosophy
Nov 4, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
The Most Complicated question ever asked. WHY? and WHY NOT is not an acceptable response. To use it would actually be plageristic....lol. So, WHY? The answer lives in the deepest regions of your subconscious mind.
3 comments
Philosophy
Dec 17, 2018Dec 2018

Posted by kmaz
Question about logical fallacies: I've been thinking that in a lot of the policy and government discussions I see, the logic (or lack?) seems to go like this: - your argument for x is not only wrong, but it is hideous, and so therefore x is ...
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Philosophy
Jan 27, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by coolcatfluffo2
Hello fellow philosophy enthusiasts. My name is Chuck. I am singularly delighted see and have become a member of this exceptionally sterling group. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Temple University (1973) with concentrations ...
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Philosophy
Sep 2, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by shebaloney
In case you haven't seen it, there's a TV show called The Good Place. It's a comedy series with Ted Danson and Kristen Bell, amongst others. Why am I posting about a tv show in the philosophy group, you ask? Because this show touches on some ...
3 comments
Philosophy
Aug 7, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by kmaz
What is the purpose of trying to define "the good"? For either most or all of my life I've thought that most of the definitions I've seen of moral and ethical behavior and morality in general have been off. It is hard to dive and fully define this,...
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Shared from Philosophy & Meaning
Oct 27, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by DoDapper
More material to consider in regard to current America. "All this was inspired by the principle, which is quite true in itself, that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more ...
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Philosophy
Nov 3, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by RichieO
It's a bit of a generalization but, almost all the philosophers I studied seemed to have one or two things in common, they all seemed years ahead of their time and were misunderstood by many of the people in their time frame, despite the variety of ...
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Oct 25, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by DoDapper
[EDIT: MISATTRIBUTION: Despite my original assertions, I cannot find a definitive attribution or original context of this quote. It appears to be a construct and misattribution, combining a paragraph from Mein Kampf with a paragraph from the United ...
4 comments
Philosophy
Sep 30, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
So. Why do people expect others to accept their reality but scoff at other people's reality.
7 comments
Philosophy
Feb 9, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
Ok. I suppose this could be posted in something scientific in nature but considering Philosophy is a science I guess its as good a place as any, So: If indeed the earth is flat like flat Earthers believe then there can be no hollow earth. On the ...
3 comments
Philosophy
Feb 3, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by DonaldHRoberts
I must ponder this since I have found few who do. The question withstanding is, "Does anyone really believe in anything to which a human hand has been put to? I asked this same question of myself and it caused me to really took a look at what I ...
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Philosophy
Oct 26, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by DoDapper
"What is normal?" Gordi La Forge. "Normal is what is everyone else is and you are not." Dr. Soran.
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Philosophy
Jul 11, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by hamed1
Epicurus greek philosopher
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Philosophy
Sep 29, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by sfvpool
I'm interested in opinions on what Arthur Conan Doyle wrote in, "A Study in Scarlet": “I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose. A fool takes in all the ...
5 comments
Philosophy
Sep 3, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Gator
I may be wrong, but I see religiosity as more of a generational belief system. Meaning it's something that is instituted and perpetuated from the parental role onto their offspring. Obviously, there's a huge geographic component to it as well. I've ...
6 comments
Philosophy
Oct 2, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by Secular_Squirrel
How to gain freewill Step 1-Accept that freewill does not exist Step 2-Realize that the reason it doesn't exist is because your programming determines your actions and not you directly. Step 3-Know yourself on such an intimate level level that you...
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Posted by PontifexMarximusWhy Evolution Is True … I never realised that there was still so much opposition to science. [livescience.com]

Posted by NR92What is the reason to live? What are we living for?

Posted by NR92Is it correct that Nietzsche was Hitler's inspiration?

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Posted by DonaldHRobertsThe Most Complicated question ever asked. WHY?

Posted by TheMiddleWayRussel, the greatest salesman the world has ever known!

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