Metaphysics and Epistemology

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1. Second stage of a child's development: Entity, Identity, Unit

   By LoBagola, July 5, 2013
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   • Grames
   • July 6, 2013

2. Life itself

   By Leonid, December 27, 2013
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   • Leonid
   • December 30, 2013

3. Destruction easier than creation

   By LoBagola, January 1, 2014
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   • A is A
   • January 1, 2014

4. Man-made and metaphysically given package deal

   By LoBagola, January 26, 2014
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   • theestevearnold
   • January 28, 2014

5. "Global Consciousness Project"?

   By Eamon Arasbard, August 5, 2014
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   • Eamon Arasbard
   • August 6, 2014

6. Definition of 'thought'

   By organon1973, August 21, 2014
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   • Grames
   • August 26, 2014

7. The Concept of Nothing

   By Adam Fitchett, September 13, 2014
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   • A is A
   • September 15, 2014

8. Suffering, Free Will, Necessity

   By stevetherawman, October 23, 2014
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   • A is A
   • October 24, 2014

9. The self-interest philosophy in Ancient China

   By Faust, November 10, 2015
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   • softwareNerd
   • November 10, 2015

10. The Role of Concepts in Scientific Investigation

    By Vik, December 20, 2015   

    • philosophy of science
    • induction
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    • Vik
    • December 22, 2015

11. Subjectivism in the healthcare debate

    By happiness, December 21, 2015
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    • William O
    • January 6, 2016

12. apparently nothing in common but the attribute

    By Vik, December 22, 2015   

    • philosophy of science
    • induction
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    • Vik
    • December 23, 2015

13. What is concrete-boundedness?

    By happiness, March 18, 2016
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    • William O
    • March 18, 2016

14. Episteology Inside Metaphysics?

    By jacassidy2, February 24, 2017
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    • Easy Truth
    • October 12, 2017

15. True, False, Arbitrary

    By Easy Truth, September 20, 2017
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    • Grames
    • September 21, 2017

16. "You Are A Phoenix:" An Objectivist's idea of death, life, self, and the good life.

    By CartsBeforeHorses, December 18, 2017
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    • CartsBeforeHorses
    • December 19, 2017

17. Why Ayn Rand is right. A weak but interesting argument. (Epistemology)

    By Sebastien, September 10, 2020
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    • NameYourAxioms
    • December 17, 2020

18. Fundamental thinking methods & learning anything

    By Jonathan Weissberg, February 22, 2021
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    • Sebastien
    • September 23, 2021

19. Justification: Casual inference vs witness testimony

    By Epistem, June 20, 2021
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    • Epistem
    • June 21, 2021

20. Type-I and Type-II Units

    By SpookyKitty, December 17, 2021
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    • SpookyKitty
    • December 17, 2021

21. How to Be an Objective Consumer of Science [or Expertise in General] (Salmieri)

    By RupeeRoundhouse, March 1, 2023
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    • Grames
    • March 29, 2023

22. Capacity for Philosophy

    By HowardRoarkSpaceDetective, December 19, 2023
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    • Boydstun
    • December 20, 2023

23. Differences between Nihilism and Objectivism?

    By Guest Guest_Sir Llama, March 4, 2003
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    • bidmeadj
    • March 4, 2003

24. Is volition a prerequisite for error?

    By Guest Eric Lanser, April 12, 2003
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    • Guest
    • April 13, 2003

25. How to think at the highest level of abstraction?

    By Gabriel, July 6, 2003
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    • RationalEgoistSG
    • July 8, 2003