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Does Russell prove the existence of synthetic a priori knowledge?

In the Problems of Philosophy (PoP) Bertrand Russell proves that there is certain a priori knowledge such as logical principles and mathematical principles. However, does he think these types of...

Asked on 11/13/2021

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According to Kant, while thinking of empty concepts without intuitions, what do we synthesise?

(This will be my last question on this book, for those of you getting bored of my questions). Very briefly I will describe the method of Transcendental Deduction (TD) in...

Asked on 11/13/2021

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Why do people argue in favor of IQs, while then encouraging people (of any IQ) to use hard work to obtain the same successes?

At the same time people will say (science included) that IQ is a very important thing -- while at the same time saying that people with lower IQs can do...

Asked on 11/11/2021

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Question about Marx´s book (German Ideology)

In 'The German Ideology' Marx claims that in his materialist conception of history 'ascends from earth to heaven', unlike the German philosophy of the time that 'descends from heaven to...

Asked on 11/11/2021

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Abridged version of Kant's Critiques, especially the Critique of Pure Reason

I'm a mathematician. I'm considering reading Emmanuel Kant's famous Critique of Pure Reason to help me think. I care more about the ideas rather than the ways of his presentation,...

Asked on 11/08/2021

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Is "thoughts exist" a synthetic a priori statement?

I'm working off of Kant's conception of analytic/synthetic and a prior/a posteriori judgements. The definition of "thoughts" does not subsume their existence. That is, it is logically possible to talk...

Asked on 11/08/2021

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Is infinity really infinite if we can encode it in a finite number of bits?

I'm asking this question because in some programming languages there is an object defining "infinity", which behaves as the mathematical infinity (e.g. it is indefinite if you multiply it by...

Asked on 11/05/2021 by boringbeing

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Sources for possible take on the Timaeus

In Rabbi Judah HaLevi's Sefer HaKuzari (Book of the Khazar) he states in 1:63:The Rabbi: There is an excuse for the...

Asked on 10/25/2021

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Physics, "the beginning of time" and common sense

If we accept the result of big-bang theory that time does not indefinitely extend back in the past, how can this result be smoothly integrated with the common-sense view that...

Asked on 10/25/2021 by exp8j

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How to symbolize the following sentence

I need some help with the following: It is from the Logic book (4th Ed) Let A:Albert jogs regularly H: Albert is healthy B:Bob jogs regularlyGiven this...

Asked on 10/25/2021

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