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Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophy
Tex said: "Now, why is it that pain and evil seem so real, while mirth, joy, and happiness do not? I think one reason is that we have not
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophy
Tex, Thanks for the response... A brief starting-point definition: Optimism is expecting and attending to good things; pessimism is the opposite. As a fan of (admittedly tenuous) etymological inquiries,
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophy
"There are too many know-nothings who believe that hot air and "philosophy" are the same. They're not. Not all lengthy and obtuse passages of
Matthew Lee AndersonPhilosophyEpistemology
Joe Carter is at it again. Though he claims he's not going to post a while on the topic of naturalism, we all know he'll be
TexPhilosophyEpistemology
Epistemology is a subject that has always intrigued me, and to be honest, has often left me more baffled than satisfied when all is said and done. The main thing
TexPhilosophy
Keith: In order to have a really good discussion, I think you are going to need to define pessimism and optimism. As you left it here, I think your starting
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophyScience
Jim, if you'll join me again, I am picking up the world-origins debate. I am reading through Briane Greene's book The Fabric of the Cosmos,
Matthew Lee AndersonSports
As an avid reader of ESPN.com, I was interested to read this article on former University of Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel's intent to rebuild the Desire Street
Matthew Lee Anderson
Jim has been hard at work putting together this week’s Skeptic Circle. While not normally a reader, I was led to it by my habitual reading of his blog. The presentation is ingenious–we’ve come to expect from that from Jim. […]
Matthew Lee Anderson
What exactly is a “right”?
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophy
Nickel Creek's new album is a haunting and bitter portrait of a cynical twenty-something man experiencing "aporia," that is, a sort of paralyzing disillusionment, with
Keith E. BuhlerPhilosophy
"The problem of scientific research cannot be understood on the basis of scientific enquiry." -Nietzsche, An attempt at self-criticism (1886) later preface to Birth of Tragedy