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March 5, 2021 0 Comments

We are each a place in the world

We are each a place in the world, but we win by seeing from other places. Let me explain. From …

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  • Philosophy
September 27, 2017 0 Comments

Are beliefs or delusions characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder?

In the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be diagnosed with a …

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  • Mental Health
  • Philosophy
December 2, 2012 0 Comments

‘Just in case’: if and only if?

The prevailing view in North American philosophical writing seems to be that the phrase ‘just in case’ can be translated …

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  • Logic
  • Philosophy
July 9, 2012 0 Comments

Marcus Aurelius: The Character of Antoninus

In Book 6 of his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius makes some remarks about the character of Antoninus Pius, his predecessor as Emperor …

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  • Philosophy
July 4, 2012 0 Comments

Sextus Empiricus: No Definition of Man

In Book I of his traditionally-titled Against the Logicians (Book VII of Adversus Mathematicos), Sextus Empiricus presents a critique of how past philosophers have …

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  • Philosophy
March 2, 2012 0 Comments

Leibniz: Space as a Relation and Absurd Otherwise

In his third letter of correspondence with Samuel Clarke, Leibniz outlines his position on the nature of space. Contrary to …

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  • Philosophy
March 2, 2012 0 Comments

Lucretius on Matter and the Void

In Book I of On the Nature of Things[1], Lucretius provides arguments for the existence of two main things that exist: …

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  • Philosophy
March 1, 2012 0 Comments

Leibniz: The Best of All Possible Worlds

According to Leibniz, the actual world is the best of all possible worlds. He outlines a simple argument for this …

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  • Philosophy
January 11, 2012 0 Comments

Infants are ‘reprehensible’, says Augustine

In Book I, Chapter VII of his Confessions, Augustine makes some comments on the innocence of infants. I’m not a huge …

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  • Philosophy
October 21, 2011 0 Comments

I’ll die if I’m immortal, or I’ll live if I die: the material conditional vs. if/then

Here’s a tautology in propositional logic: ⊨(P → Q) ∨ (Q → R) Try throwing that into English. Here’s a …

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  • Logic
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