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Scott Aaronson advised: "Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity". Does anyone know of any philosopher who has heeded that advice?

I read Scott Aaronson's paper "Why Philosophers Should Care About Computational Complexity" a few years ago. It can be found at: https://www.scottaaronson.com/papers/philos.pdf The idea is that...

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Why do religions emerge, persist, evolve and sometimes decline and fail?

Can we explain these processes in a cross-cultural way?

07 July 2018 5,661 4 View

Based on your experience, how do you describe best student in your classroom?

Dear RG experts, Good Day. My question today is: Based on your experience, how do you describe best student in your classroom? I'd like to depend on your answer to update my philosophy towards my...

07 July 2018 6,431 31 View

Action - this is what?

What is an action from the point of view of physics is known to everyone, but I am interested in the question of what an action is in terms of mathematical philosophy. In other words, I'm...

07 July 2018 8,684 4 View

Is there any 'truth' which is universally valid?

-Truth is: (a) a concept/term/phrase from logic (philosophy) that is supposed to be the foundation of science (see one of the questions going on at RG); (b) against the background of falsehood you...

28 June 2018 5,420 73 View

What about Dialectic Methods for doing research properly?

Laws of dialectics describe evolution of knowledge as well as development of things and nature. These laws are mainly three given by: The law of the unity and conflict of opposites. The law of...

08 June 2018 1,441 4 View

Is "REALITY" a different concept in science and philosophy?

Is "REALITY" a different concept in science and philosophy? Reality is not just a definition. What is it? And how does science and philosophy perceive it?

06 June 2018 1,873 0 View

What about Dialectic Methods for doing research properly?

Laws of dialectics describe evolution of knowledge as well as development of things and nature. These laws are mainly three given by: The law of the unity and conflict of opposites. The law of...

06 June 2018 9,901 4 View

How political can (and/or should) a University be?

How political should a University be in recent times? Do you believe that the University is (or can be) a neutral space without politics or do you believe that the University, as an institution of...

06 June 2018 5,044 7 View

Is the open source philosophy contributing to critical thinking in the research community?

Everyone can agree that sharing of code and methods are useful for fast progress in research. However, is it a problem that things easily available may be used without sufficient critical...

06 June 2018 5,429 1 View

How important is philosophy today?

I would like to know if philosophy is useful today

06 June 2018 6,091 0 View

Is there any 'truth' which is universally valid?

-Truth is: (a) a concept/term/phrase from logic (philosophy) that is supposed to be the foundation of science (see one of the questions going on at RG); (b) against the background of falsehood you...

06 June 2018 2,917 74 View

Is it true that questions not answered create knowledge?

More than often, when questions are ask there exist answers either from archives, culture and civilisation of people, norms, believes, philosophy or commonsense deductions. However, there are...

06 June 2018 3,892 3 View

Realism Philosophy deals with subject approach or objective approach?

20 May 2018 9,494 5 View

Why is philosophy without science hopeless?

The question I really wanted to "kick off" this thread: Why would local (times/spaces) -- any number considered singly (or reflected on afterward and/or considered together in ways -- but still as...

05 May 2018 3,675 7 View

What is the difference between post-positivism and critical realism in human research?

I am doing my masters degree thesis and trying to locate my research methodologically in one these philosophies, considering it is a non experimental quantitative research, I am failing to find...

05 May 2018 8,661 2 View

Realism Philosophy deals with subject approach or objective approach?

05 May 2018 6,615 5 View

How are "all traditional pure mathematics ... derived from the natural numbers," ?

In his INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL PHILOSOPHY, Bertrand Russel wrote, "all traditional pure mathematics ... are derived from the natural numbers," This seems very strange. How, for example, does...

05 May 2018 1,616 0 View

Did you believe about destiny?

sometime yes not make wrong and tell you self that is the destiny

05 May 2018 6,458 23 View

What is the optimal philosophy for the production of non-associated gas wells?

Oil production

04 April 2018 6,341 4 View

How to employ-service learning in philosophy course?

Service-learning, sometimes refers as community engagement, allows students to gain knowledge while doing doing activties that benefits the community.

04 April 2018 1,686 0 View

How can I select the the appropriate philosophy ,methodology for data collection and when this data collection should be start to collect ?

I would like to ask when the data collection should start and how I can decide about the particular selection of the methodology and philosophical approach for the components of the value...

04 April 2018 1,701 8 View

Anyone know of a recent and credible biography of Jeremy Bentham?

I will soon start the capstone project to my Masters in Philosophy, and I am thinking of focusing on Jeremy Bentham.

04 April 2018 3,760 1 View

Research Philosophy Reading Materials ??

Can anybody suggest me good reading materials for Research Philosophy ?

04 April 2018 1,837 3 View

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