BlogHide Resteemsexitingthecave (46)in plato • 6 years agoPlato, Parmenides, and the Theory of Forms - Part 2In this installment of the series on Plato's Forms, we'll have a brief look at the major conceptions of the theory, some of the key differences, and dig deep into the one formulation Plato seems to…exitingthecave (46)in plato • 6 years agoPlato, Parmenides, and the Theory of Forms - Part 1It has become a commonplace habit in contemporary quasi-philosophical circles, to roll one’s eyes and snicker, or to sneer and sniff, whenever the mention of Plato’s Forms happens to sour the air.…exitingthecave (46)in philosophy • 7 years agoBook Review: The Art of The Argument, Stefan MolyneuxThis weekend I had a little extra time on my hands, because of the bank holiday. It's been quite a while since I've looked at any work by the growing cadre of freelance internet philosophers. So, I…exitingthecave (46)in meaning • 7 years ago[DELETE][DELETE]exitingthecave (46)in plato • 7 years agoPlato and Nietzsche - The End is Written In The BeginningI make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.' ~Isaiah 46:10 In The Republic , Socrates…exitingthecave (46)in ethics • 7 years agoPhilippa Foot and I Have An Irritable Exchange About VirtueThe following pseudo-dialogue is based on my reading of part three of her famous essay, “Virtues and Vices”, which can be found here . All of her “dialogue” constitutes direct quotes from the…exitingthecave (46)in ethics • 7 years agoPlato Versus Mill On The Pleasure Principle: Mill Loses…after more than two thousand years the same discussions continue, philosophers are still ranged under the same contending banners, and neither thinkers nor mankind at large seem nearer to being…exitingthecave (46)in ethics • 7 years agoThe Fatal Platonism of the Categorical ImperativeMoral maxims are rules governing actions, or commands to act in certain ways considered morally correct. Some of the most well known maxims are those that come to us by way of religious tradition.…exitingthecave (46)in ethics • 7 years agoAutism and Trolleys – One Good Reason To Reject UtilitarianismIn recent years, it has been speculated that Jeremy Bentham was an autist. This speculation arises out of Bentham’s extreme attempts at systematizing human interactions in his formulation of…exitingthecave (46)in philosophy • 7 years agoHume, Plato, and the Impotence of ReasonHume infers from his insight that it is not reason but moral opinion that moves us to act, that reason is not the source of moral opinion. From this, he then further argues that moral opinion is a…exitingthecave (46)in psychology • 7 years agoBook Review: 12 Rules For Life, Jordan PetersonJordan Peterson’s “12 Rules For Life” is an admixture of continental philosophy, eastern mysticism, Jungian psychology, Christian theology, clinical psychotherapy insights, personal biography, and…resteemedorgoniteog (63)in dtube • 7 years agoAristotle - 'Metaphysics' Book 1 3/3Metaphysics discusses topics including substance, accident, causation and God. The text was lost in Western Europe during the Dark Ages. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSresteemedorgoniteog (63)in dtube • 7 years agoAristotle - 'Metaphysics' Book 1 2/3Metaphysics discusses topics including substance, accident, causation and God. The text was lost in Western Europe during the Dark Ages. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSresteemedorgoniteog (63)in dtube • 7 years agoAristotle - 'Metaphysics' Book 1 1/3Metaphysics discusses topics including substance, accident, causation and God. The text was lost in Western Europe during the Dark Ages. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSexitingthecave (46)in virtue • 7 years agoJudging Virtue EthicsIt has been put by some that Virtue ethics lacks a decision-procedure to help us make moral decisions, and is therefore, not a good moral theory. In this essay, I will argue that the…exitingthecave (46)in morality • 7 years agoBook Review: The Righteous Mind, Jonathan HaidtIs it better to be truly just, or merely to seem so? This is the question put to Socrates by Glaucon in The Republic. Jonathan Haidt, in his book, “The Righteous Mind”, counts Glaucon among the…resteemedkyriacos (71)in anthropology • 7 years agoHardForks As Modern Day HeresiesIn real life, that is, the world beyond 0 and 1, when someone has a different point view they create a heresy. In the digital world (and more specifically in the world of cryptocurrencies) this is…resteemedgoldgoatsnguns (60)in freedom • 7 years agoFree Speech is Not Subject to Your "Bad Mood"Drunk and Stupid is no way to go through life, son. Imagine a world where your livelihood was subject to the hormonal whim of one person. In common parlance we’d call that a ‘dictatorship’ or…exitingthecave (46)in philosophy • 7 years agoA Conversation with Schopenhauer On The Idea of FreedomTRANSCRIPT - Audio Here The following is a dialogue between myself and Artur Schopenhauer, in which I basically try to interrogate the text as if I were talking directly to Schopenhauer, in an…exitingthecave (46)in philosophy • 7 years agoAd Hoc Essay: Is It Possible To Act Selflessly?The following is my attempt to answer a question posed to me recently. When I look at the question, it seems to focus on the individual. So, I think the easiest way to begin this, is to start with…
