A paper by Haris Shekeris on reductionism...
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This group was started to provide meaningful exchange between serious philosophers and researchers in other scientific fields (I actually managed to write that with a straight face). You'll...
11 December 2010 2,820 43 View
04.06.2010 "As an empiricist I continue to think of the conceptual scheme of science as a tool, ultimately, for predicting future experience in the light of past experience. Physical objects...
05 June 2010 6,496 7 View
So, what is "truth" ? Anyone got any ideas ?
02 March 2010 4,036 36 View
31 December 2009 6,937 1 View
Can we - and should we -treat Mind as being primarily a "metaphysical puzzle"? If we do, should our primary domain of investigation be the relation between Mind and other "metaphysical puzzles" -...
31 December 2009 6,237 23 View
[I know we shouldn't really cross-post; though I posted this in the "Bell" thread, I think it's perhaps worth reposting in a new "time and space" topic where we can thrash out the different terms...
31 December 2009 6,080 2 View
The difference between, for example, metaphysics and ethics is the difference between decidiing what "is" the case and deciding what "ought to be" the case. Imagine that John ought to be...
11 December 2009 1,863 87 View
Here's a characteristic Shekeris bombshell remark: "the same [that we have no reason for accepting epistemic justification by authority alone] could be said at least about science as an...
11 December 2009 8,180 25 View
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mysticism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudophilosophy
11 December 2009 311 3 View
I am hoping for some guidance and additional reading material that will assist me in determining ontological and epistemological stance when not explicitly detailed within the research. Here is...
26 February 2021 227 5 View
A traditional medicine (e.g. Unani System of Medicine) has its own philosophy of treatment of a disease. Nowadays, there is emerging demand to validate the effectiveness of an intervention (a...
05 January 2021 9,472 5 View
It is known that scientific knowledge is replicated each time at more unusual speeds, however, humanity expects more from our scientific work, that is, solutions to problems that have accumulated...
02 January 2021 8,300 16 View
how do you understand life as it is really big suspense, why we are here, our consciousness is big unconsciousness and our unconsciousness big consciousness.
25 December 2020 7,632 19 View
we all have our own thought and experience regarding yoga and meditation, we all know it's a miracle unexplainable to those who do he/she feel it.What's your view regarding it.
24 December 2020 3,615 10 View
As my experience and many consumer experience they feel the different taste of the same item served cooked in a different source, is it real or not, what is the reason behind this.
24 December 2020 6,476 3 View
Even if behavior was "embodied", wouldn't the brain notice? YES, of course: then the BRAIN would become the better "vehicle" for remembering, thinking, and "time travel" (i.e. prospective...
06 December 2020 8,108 3 View
Be it resilience, communications, leadership, diversity & inclusion, etc., many of us have been provided soft skills training. Some of which we used and some of which we did not. If you are over...
06 November 2020 208 3 View
It is expected that employees must work in a team or group and help each other. How you consider this philosophy. Does helping out everyone everywhere but not being getting credited anywhere is a...
11 October 2020 7,314 9 View
According to Kardashev Scale, can a Type I Civilization be able to develop artificially intelligent system that surpasses it's own intelligence to match the intelligence of higher civilizations in...
10 October 2020 2,161 8 View
