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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
We both have a sense for what is rational (and what is not), even if we lack a formal definition of rationality. Mathematics is much larger than formal language, which is what Gödel proved. There…
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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
If, as you say, no one understands the true or right definition of "rationality," then it is strange for you to refer to my position as "not very rational." But there is an important distinction…
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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
I suppose you could say that I'm interested in philosophy as the handmaid of theology. Since my answers to your questions about truth and human nature are principally theological, they might not…
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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
It's interesting that you like both Rescher and Rorty, given Rescher's rather scathing view of Rorty. While I like Rescher quite a bit, Rorty doesn't interest me.
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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
I don't know why my counterexample would imply that natural languages and formal languages are the same? I said some philosophers might argue that consistency is all we can expect from any…
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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
I am interested in motives. I think the search for truth (including moral-aesthetic truth) should be a primary motive. Can we expect anything beyond internal consistency from philosophy? If not…
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axiogenesis (28)in life • 7 years ago
RE: DO THE NEEDS OF THE MANY OUTWEIGH THE NEEDS OF THE FEW?
The issue with classical utilitarianism is the principle that everyone is worth just one, interchangeable unit in the moral calculus. This view shatters on the realization of what Adam Smith called…
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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
Let me use an example from my own field. The example is also well-known among philosophers, so it has the advantage of not seeming obscure. Gödel proved that the set of mathematical proofs is a…
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axiogenesis (28)in philosophy • 7 years ago
RE: Why I gave up Christianity
'Furthermore, it only claims the “word of God” is infallible, but no where does it state what is and isn’t the “word of God”.' Jesus is the Word. It states this at the beginning of the Gospel of…
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axiogenesis (28)in education • 7 years ago
RE: Higher Order Thinking: An Introduction
Can't you preserve absolute truth alongside a coherence theory? In other words, the realization that human understanding is often partial (which is obvious to most people) need not militate against…
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axiogenesis (28)in religion • 7 years ago
RE: POPE DECLARES THERE IS NO HELL
I don't know if the Pope really said this. If he did, I feel no pressure (as a Roman Catholic) to accept his view, since there is no indication he invoked Papal infallibility. It's not a question of…
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axiogenesis (28)in story • 7 years ago
RE: Life and Creativity of Francois Voltaire
Please forgive the slightly tangential comment. Voltaire's understanding of Leibniz is particularly inept. The facile optimism of Dr. Pangloss completely misses the mark. Leibniz' uses the term…
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axiogenesis (28)in fantasy • 7 years ago
RE: "Blackthorn": Fantasy Novel
Note: The book will be published under the pseudonym Krim Kandelman.
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axiogenesis (28)in christianity • 7 years ago
RE: Christianity
"If I were not a Catholic, and were looking for the true Church in the world today, I would look for the one Church which did not get along well with the world; in other words, I would look for the…
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axiogenesis (28)in utilitarianism • 7 years ago
RE: Utilitarianism - a logic based morality
In my view, classical utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill, Sidgwick/ Smart) shatters on the realization of what Adam Smith called the "vicarious affects" (e.g., sympathy). While the moral calculus of…
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